By Ananda Teresia and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) - Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Saturday named the chairman of Indonesia's largest ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSJAKARTA - Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Saturday named the chairman of Indonesia's largest Islamic party as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election, a move aimed at boosting his popularity in this Muslim majority country.
Anies, however, has been falling behind. His vice presidential pick, Muhaimin Iskandar, leads the National Awakening Party , which has strong ties with Indonesia's biggest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama , that boasts 40 million members. "With PKB joining, it feels like this coalition will move faster, be bigger and more stable," Anies said in a rally broadcast from the city of Surabaya, East Java.
Choosing Muhaimin could, however, harm Anies chances after former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his party withdrew from Anies' coalition on Friday, accusing him of backpedalling on a promise to choose Yudhoyono's son as his running mate.
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