[world politics news]
Members of the Prosperous Justice Party say they may be willing to support Jakarta's incumbent governor, may be willing to support another party's candidate. In a move to form a new political alliance against incumbent Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, the Prosperous Justice Party, or PKS, indicated that it would likely support businessman Sandiaga Uno, whom the Great Indonesian Movement Party, better known as Gerindra, has nominated as its candidate for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election in the Special Capital City District.
Pictured: Businessman Sandiaga Uno, right, who has been nominated by the Indonesian Movement Party to run for governor of Jakarta in 2017.
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#INDONESIA: Jakarta Governor Jokes That "Jinn" Demons Downed Plane
[world politics news]
Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama suggested Monday that jinn (demons) might be behind the downing of AirAsia flight QZ8501, which crashed en route from Surabaya, East Java to Singapore with 162 people on board. Social media were quick to attack the political leader, who is known for his "wisecracks."
Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama suggested Monday that jinn (demons) might be behind the downing of AirAsia flight QZ8501, which crashed en route from Surabaya, East Java to Singapore with 162 people on board. Social media were quick to attack the political leader, who is known for his "wisecracks."
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