Candidates gather key figures for campaign teams<\/p>\n
M. Taufiqurrahman and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Ministers, Islamic organization leaders and renowned political
\nanalysts are putting some backbone behind the campaign teams for
\neach of the presidential candidates.<\/p>\n
Voters may now get an idea of what \"professional\", serious
\ncampaign efforts are like -- sans the dangdut shows -- if the
\ncampaign managers' credentials are indicative of the type of
\ncampaigns they will run. The country will have its first direct
\npresidential election on July 5 and a likely runoff in September.<\/p>\n
Four of the six pairs of presidential and vice presidential
\ncandidate pairs have submitted line-ups for their campaign teams
\nas required by the General Elections Commission (KPU).<\/p>\n
The deadline to register campaign teams is May 21 before the
\nKPU must announce all eligible candidates. The campaign period is
\nfrom June 1 through to June 30.<\/p>\n
The KPU disclosed on Monday that all candidates -- with the
\nnotable exception of former president Abdurrahman Wahid and his
\nrunning mate Marwah Daud Ibrahim of the National Awakening Party
\n(PKB) and the Hamzah Haz\/Agum Gumelar pair, nominated by the
\nUnited Development Party (PPP) -- had submitted a list of
\nofficials who would be in charge of their campaigns at the
\nnational level.<\/p>\n
Two active ministers have been included on the lists. State
\nMinister for Women's Empowerment Sri Redjeki Soemarjoto will act
\nas Bali and Nusa Tenggara region coordinator for the Golkar
\nParty's presidential candidate Wiranto and his running mate
\nSolahuddin Wahid; while State Minister for Research and
\nTechnology Hatta Rajasa will campaign for Amien Rais and running
\nmate Siswono Yudhohusodo.<\/p>\n
KPU member Anas Urbaningrum said that the active ministers
\nincluded on the presidential campaign teams should either resign
\nfrom the campaign or the Cabinet as the presidential election law
\nstipulates that state officials must not make policies that could
\nsupport or impede presidential and vice presidential candidates.<\/p>\n
Amien, who dubbed his campaign managers the \"dream team\",
\nincludes the leader of the second largest Muslim organization
\nMuhammadiyah Ahmad Syafii Ma'arif on its board of advisors along
\nwith Tempo magazine cofounder Goenawan Muhamad, former education
\nminister Yahya Muhaimin and scholar Dawam Rahardjo.<\/p>\n
Former finance minister Bambang Sudibyo is listed as Amien's
\nhead campaign manager while political analyst Rizal Sukma of the
\nCenter for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will be
\ntasked with drawing up the overall campaign strategy.<\/p>\n
Wiranto-Solahuddin will have the PKB deputy leader Mahfud MD
\nalong with Golkar's Slamet Effendy Yusuf and Gen. (ret) Fachrul
\nRazi, a former military chief of general affairs.<\/p>\n
In an odd twist, Golkar included Marwah on the Wiranto-
\nSolahuddin campaign team. Although many expect the KPU to rule
\nout the PKB's candidates, likely because of Abdurrahman's failure
\nto pass the mandatory medical examination, Marwah is still the
\nformer president's running mate pending KPU's announcement of
\neligible candidates on Saturday. On Golkar's list she is tasked
\nwith coordinating campaigns throughout southern Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
KPU member Anas said her involvement with Golkar would be no
\nproblem, as she was not yet declared an eligible vice
\npresidential candidate.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has named
\nits secretary-general Sucipto as head of its presidential
\ncampaign team, while NU deputy chairman Ahmad Bagja will be his
\ndeputy. The list also includes other top PDI-P brass such as Roy
\nBB Janis, Pramono Anung Wibowo and Theo Syafe'i.<\/p>\n
The leading pair of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla,
\nnominated by the new, yet surprisingly successful (third in
\nnumber of House seats) Democratic Party, the Crescent Star Party
\n(PBB) and the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI), named
\nPBB secretary-general MS Ka'ban to its team along with Democratic
\nParty leader S. Budi Santoso among others.<\/p>\n
Campaign team line-up<\/p>\n
Candidates campaign team members<\/p>\n
Wiranto-Solahuddin Akbar Tandjung<\/p>\n
Slamet Effendy Yusuf<\/p>\n
Marwah Daud Ibrahim<\/p>\n
Sri Redjeki Soemarjoto<\/p>\n
Amien-Siswono Syafii Ma'arif<\/p>\n
Bambang Soedibjo<\/p>\n
Rizal Sukma<\/p>\n
Abdul Munir Mulkhan<\/p>\n
Mega-Hasyim Sucipto<\/p>\n
Ahmad Bagja<\/p>\n
Pramono Anung Wibowo<\/p>\n
Noer Muhammad Iskandar SQ<\/p>\n
Susilo-Kalla S. Budi Santoso<\/p>\n
Rahmat Witoelar<\/p>\n
John Palinggi<\/p>\n
MS Ka'ban<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/candidates-gather-key-figures-for-campaign-teams-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }