×

Our award-winning reporting has moved

Context provides news and analysis on three of the world’s most critical issues:

climate change, the impact of technology on society, and inclusive economies.

Indonesian opposition party nominates Jakarta governor Jokowi for president

by Reuters
Friday, 14 March 2014 08:22 GMT

JAKARTA, March 14 (Reuters) - Indonesia's main opposition PDI-P party on Friday named Jakarta's hugely popular governor, Joko Widodo, as its candidate for this year's presidential election.

Opinion polls show Jokowi, as he is popularly known, far in front in the race for president. The election is on July 9.

In just over a year as governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, he has won national popularity for his straight forward style.

"We are nominating Jokowi as presidential candidate," Hasto Kristianto, vice-secretary general of the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) told Reuters. (Reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor, Editing by Jonathan Thatcher)

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


-->