Yerica Lai (The Jakarta Post)
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Fri, January 20 2023
The 2024 presidential race is shaping up to be a contest for all the president’s men, with analysts predicting that the NasDem Party could drop its nomination of former Jakarta governor and popular opposition figure Anies Baswedan.
NasDem chairman Surya Paloh instructed his rank and file to remain loyal to the government’s agenda this week, following reports that he recently spoke with a close ally of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a meeting overseas amid a perceived falling out between the two leaders.
The NasDem patron himself gave the order, one senior party executive said, after convening lawmakers at the party’s Central Jakarta headquarters on Monday.
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