Jakarta, Sept 24 (Antara) - The Cikeas Coalition of four political parties announced on Friday its candidates Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and his running mate Sylviana Murni, who will contest the Jakarta gubernatorial election on February 15, 2017.
The coalition, composed of the Democrat Party (PD), the United Development Party (PPP), the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the National Awakening Party (PKB), is convinced that Agus, first son of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and Sylviana Murni, currently a deputy governor of Jakarta for tourism and culture, will be an ideal pair for the people of Jakarta in the election.
"The Agus-Sylviana pair will provide a strong alternative to the people of Jakarta. They will build Jakarta fairly and evenly and be down to earth and appreciate the people's rights well," Didi Mukrianto, an associate chairman of the PD's Central Executive Board, said in Jakarta Friday.
Although being belittled by the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), one of the four parties nominating incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok), and his running mate incumbent Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat, the Agus-Sylviana duo, it is believed by its supporters, will be able to defeat the Ahok-Djarot pair.\
"Agus has strong and friendly characteristics, which will become the antithesis of that of the incumbent pair who always appear with characteristics otherwise," Didi Mukrianto said.
The Agus-Sylviana duo is not a threat to the incumbent governor in the next election, the Ahok-Djarot camp, however, said.
"Supporters of the Ahok-Jarot pair do not see the Agus-Sylviana duo as a threat in the election," Dadang Rusdiana, an executive board chairman of the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), said in Jakarta Friday.
The Democratic Party has nominated Agus for the Jakarta regional head election in an effort to prepare him as a future leader, Dadang informed.
The Cikeas Coalition of PD, PKB, PAN and PKB, needs to reconsider its candidates, constitutional expert Margarito said. "I think Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Sandiaga Unio are more suitable. After all, Yusril is close to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). They were ministers under former president Megawati Soekarnoputri. They have good relations," Margarito said.
Therefore, the nomination of Army Major Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono as a gubernatorial candidate for Jakarta is only a joke, Margarito opined. "I think this is only a joke, SBY is a smart man, and he is very scientific. Moreover, I never heard the name of Agus in public surveys," Margarito observed.
Yet, it is very interesting to observe the political axis of parties (PD, PKB, PAN, and PPP) that gathered at SBY¿s Cikeas residence. Of course, SBY would not be willing to be humiliated if his candidates are defeated by those nominated by Megawati's PDIP party in the Jakarta leadership race.
Moreover, it is not impossible that the palace will support incumbent Ahok and Djarot.
"I mean, if the palace throws its support behind the Ahok-Djarot pair, it is finished," the political observer said.
However, the Cikeas Coalition is optimistic that Agus and Sylviana will be able to garner sympathy from the citizens of Jakarta in the first round of elections. "With the existing structure, we will see to it that the entire political machinery is able to work together to win," Chairman of the PPP, Muhammad Romahurmuziy, told reporters at the residence of Democratic Party Chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in Cikeas, Bogor, on Friday morning.
The decision to select Agus and Sylviana as candidates for the office of governor and deputy governor of Jakarta, was taken after intensive deliberations among the parties.
The commitment of the political party leaders to prepare to fight the elections in Jakarta is based not only on the winnability of the candidates but also because they consider Jakarta a window into the mind of the Republic. "Jakarta is the face of Indonesia," he declared.
"We have come together and recognize that Jakarta is a melting pot and a meeting place for all citizens of Indonesia. So if we're talking about Jakarta, we are essentially talking about whole of Indonesia," added Romahurmuziy.
"These two people are ideal partners, a combination of a military soldier and an experienced bureaucrat," Romahurmuziy told reporters at the residence of Democratic Party Chairman, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in Cikeas, Bogor, on Friday morning.
As the best graduate of the Military Academy in 2000 and awarded the Adhi Makayasa award, Agus is a young man with high integrity and a sense of discipline.
With three master's degrees from three universities under his belt, namely from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Harvard University and Webster University (USA), Agus is seen as an intellectual pursued a career in the military and was often tasked with assignments at home and abroad.
"They will prove to be a good asset. Agus has refined personal manners and measures his words carefully. He has a vision, something that citizens of Jakarta need," observed Romahurmuziy, popularly known as Romy.
Sylviana Murni, on other hand, is often seen as a tough bureaucrat, academician and organization activist, seeped in bureaucratic skills.
The Agus-Sylviana pair is considered capable of representing the citizens of Jakarta, a city whose population has an ethic mix of 30 percent Javanese and 24 percent Betawi (Jakarta's natives).
"Agus is a Javanese and Sylviana is a Betawi. It is also an ideal combination when seen from a gender perspective," said Romy.
The four-party coalition, called the Cikeas Coalition, is optimistic that the pair offers a new hope for the people of Jakarta.***2***(A014/INE/O001)EDITED BY INE
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