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        "msgid": "pedicab-driver-to-vie-for-governatorial-race-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-04-23 00:00:00",
        "title": "Pedicab driver to vie for governatorial race",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Pedicab driver to vie for governatorial race The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A pedicab driver, Ujang, returned on Thursday his completed application forms to the gubernatorial election committee, in a bid to enter the governor's race in Lampung province for the period of 2004-2009. Ujang's presence at the Lampung legislative (DPRD) building apparently took the police, security guards and reporters by surprise, as it was rare for them to see pedicab drivers walking down the DPRD's hallowed halls.",
        "content": "<p>Pedicab driver to vie for governatorial race<\/p>\n<p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n<p>A pedicab driver, Ujang, returned on Thursday his completed<br>\napplication forms to the gubernatorial election committee, in a<br>\nbid to enter the governor's race in Lampung province for the<br>\nperiod of 2004-2009.<\/p>\n<p>Ujang's presence at the Lampung legislative (DPRD) building<br>\napparently took the police, security guards and reporters by<br>\nsurprise, as it was rare for them to see pedicab drivers walking<br>\ndown the DPRD's hallowed halls.<\/p>\n<p>\"I will continue and strive hard. If I'm elected governor, I<br>\nwill create opportunities for employment,\" promised Ujang, who<br>\nwas escorted by dozens of his colleagues during the registration<br>\nprocess.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of 56 people (29 candidates for governor and 27<br>\ncandidates for vice-governors) who returned their application<br>\nforms.<\/p>\n<p>Like others from the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder,<br>\nhe expressed his hopes and ideas frankly without any of the<br>\nsmooth double-talk that polished politicians seem to be so fond<br>\nof.<\/p>\n<p>\"If I am elected, I will raise the standard of living among<br>\nthe poor, so their children can be properly educated and not be<br>\nleft behind like we have been,\" he vowed.<\/p>\n<p>After handing in his documents, he rode away on his pedicab<br>\nwith a police escort. He is not the only pedicab driver to have<br>\nrun for governor in the country. Another pedicab driver in<br>\nJakarta also tried his luck last year in Jakarta's election, but<br>\nnone of the councillors saw fit to vote for him and instead<br>\nhanded Sutiyoso a second term.<\/p>\n<p>Ujang made up his mind to enter the race after the Lampung<br>\nlegislative council decided last week to repeat the elections of<br>\nLampung governor, slated to be held on May 15.<\/p>\n<p>The seat of Lampung governor was empty after Minister of Home<br>\nAffairs Hari Sabarno annulled the victory of governor Alzier<br>\nDianis Thabranie, who won the most votes in 2002. He was ousted<br>\nrecently after being charged with corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Also running on May 15 will be Oemarsono, who was defeated by<br>\nAlzier in the governor's election on Dec. 30, 2002.<\/p>",
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