{"id":3413,"date":"2014-03-15T12:55:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T01:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/?p=3413"},"modified":"2021-07-10T19:09:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T09:09:30","slug":"jokowi-nominated-indonesia-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aiya.org.au\/id\/2014\/03\/15\/jokowi-nominated-indonesia-responds\/","title":{"rendered":"Jokowi is nominated, Indonesia responds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday afternoon, PDI-P Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri finally put an end to months of speculation: Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo \u2014 better known as Jokowi \u2014 will be nominated as the party&#8217;s official candidate for President.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;re collecting some of the more interesting tidbits from the last day&#8217;s reporting, tweets and trends. Seen something interesting? Let us know <a href=\"#comments\">in the comments<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>PDI-P announces the nomination<\/h2>\n<p>The official twitter account of Partai Demokrasi Indonesia-Perjuangan announces that its chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has given Jokowi a mandate to stand as the party&#8217;s candidate for president:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>BREAKING NEWS : Megawati Soekarnoputri telah resmi memberi mandat Jokowi sbg Capres 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23JKW4P&amp;src=hash\">#JKW4P<\/a> cc: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pranandaprabowo\">@pranandaprabowo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/budimandjatmiko\">@budimandjatmiko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PDI Perjuangan (@PDI_Perjuangan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PDI_Perjuangan\/statuses\/444378288442449920\">March 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script>Shortly afterwards, Megawati&#8217;s hand-written letter announcing her decision is released.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Surat pemberian mandat kpd Jokowi sbg capres 2014, yg ditulis secara langsung oleh Ibu Megawati Soekarnoputri. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23JKW4P&amp;src=hash\">#JKW4P<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/1ztHOH68wc\">pic.twitter.com\/1ztHOH68wc<\/a> \u2014 PDI Perjuangan (@PDI_Perjuangan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PDI_Perjuangan\/statuses\/444399047244148736\">March 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As Dave McRae notes, the party&#8217;s announcement on Twitter actually came before the party&#8217;s official announcement to the media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>So PDI-P\u2019s tweets announcing Jokowi as presidential candidate preceded the press conference here at PDI-P headquarters \u2014 Dave McRae (@_DaveMcRae_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_DaveMcRae_\/statuses\/444394986021203968\">March 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Jokowi accepts the nomination<\/h2>\n<p>In a short but sweet declaration, Jokowi announces he is accepting the PDI-P&#8217;s nomination: <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3K7GwDZeKn8\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe> &#8220;I have been given a mandate from Chairwoman Ms. Megawati Soekarnoputri to be the party&#8217;s candidate for President of the Republic of Indonesia. In the name of God, I am ready.&#8221; (h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Gammonator\">Liam Gammon<\/a>) Al Jazeera&#8217;s Step Vaessen caught up with Jokowi minutes before the announcement was made:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>just minutes before he accepted his nomination as presidential candidate. An emotional scene in North Jakarta <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/F7t2FUUgei\">pic.twitter.com\/F7t2FUUgei<\/a> \u2014 step vaessen (@stepvaessen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stepvaessen\/statuses\/444400501065412608\">March 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>First reactions<\/h2>\n<p>Many observers were just as excited about the likely rise of Basuki &#8220;Ahok&#8221; Tjahaja Purnama, Jakarta&#8217;s Deputy Governor to the Governor&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p>JKW4P. AHK4G. \u2014 Daniel Giovanni (@qronoz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qronoz\/statuses\/444384207263899648\">March 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another suggested that with Jokowi as a candidate, this year&#8217;s presidential election result could be &#8220;one of the most decisive victories&#8221; in the\u00a0<em>reformasi<\/em> era.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Jokowi resmi jadi capres PDIP. Bersiaplah menyambut pilpres dgn kemenangan paling telak pasca reformasi. \u2014 Ernest Prakasa (@ernestprakasa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ernestprakasa\/statuses\/444380208930381824\">March 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Not everyone was completely effusive: &#8220;Ideally Jokowi wouldn&#8217;t become President [right away]. His work is not yet done. But [if you] look at the other Presidential candidates &#8211; we are lucky to have him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Idealnya,Jokowi emang gak nyapres. krn kerjaannya belom rampung.Belum (cukup) teruji juga. Tp liat kandidat capres lain? Untung ada Jokowi. \u2014 Lucy Wiryono (@lucywiryono) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucywiryono\/statuses\/444421227055030272\">March 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But it wasn&#8217;t just Twitter where the new was positively received:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Jakarta enters bull market with Jokowi&#8217;s announcement <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Lw5ZqV0wOl\">pic.twitter.com\/Lw5ZqV0wOl<\/a> \u2014 Tim Cooke (@tim_cooke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tim_cooke\/statuses\/444408195444789248\">March 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;Indonesian Stocks Enter Bull Market on Jokowi Presidential Bid&#8221; says Bloomberg. Very appropriate given PDI-P symbol <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/q00idn2D4V\">pic.twitter.com\/q00idn2D4V<\/a> \u2014 Ben Bland (@benjaminbland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benjaminbland\/statuses\/444421957673435136\">March 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Data from Google Trends suggests that Joko Widodo has been a hot topic since his nomination \u2014 and subsequent election \u2014 as Governor of Jakarta in 2012:<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: white;\"><\/div>\n<h2>The papers<\/h2>\n<p>Most news outlets led with the news of the nomination, with <em>Kompas<\/em> highlighting the boost to the economy and the Jakarta Post highlighting the search for a vice-presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1932209_10152086978161288_41627048_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3423\" src=\"http:\/\/34.101.188.30\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1932209_10152086978161288_41627048_n-165x300.jpg\" alt=\"1932209_10152086978161288_41627048_n\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1557668_10152086978046288_1878695575_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3424\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/34.101.188.30\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1557668_10152086978046288_1878695575_n-176x300.jpg\" alt=\"1557668_10152086978046288_1878695575_n\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1888540_10152086977981288_2096266537_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3425\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/34.101.188.30\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1888540_10152086977981288_2096266537_n-181x300.jpg\" alt=\"1888540_10152086977981288_2096266537_n\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1896777_10152086977836288_1414580585_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3426\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/34.101.188.30\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1896777_10152086977836288_1414580585_n-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"1896777_10152086977836288_1414580585_n\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1094843_10152086977726288_735096619_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3427\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/34.101.188.30\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1094843_10152086977726288_735096619_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"1094843_10152086977726288_735096619_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1912314_10152086978386288_1344771687_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3428\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/34.101.188.30\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1912314_10152086978386288_1344771687_n-184x300.jpg\" alt=\"1912314_10152086978386288_1344771687_n\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Further reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<em>Sydney Morning Herald<\/em>\u00a0was one of the first Australian outlets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/joko-widodo-to-run-for-presidency-in-indonesia-20140314-34sc9.html#ixzz2vvQadpa0\">with coverage of the nomination<\/a> by Jakarta correspondent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/indonesia-jokowis-pull-is-gravitational-but-will-he-be-allowed-to-run-for-president-20140314-hviql.html\">@mbachelard<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/inside.org.au\/the-jokowi-phenomenon\/#.UyYg_Ndv-_Y.twitter\">The Jokowi phenomenon<\/a>&#8216;: a comprehensive profile by the ANU&#8217;s Ross Tapsell.<\/li>\n<li>On this blog last week, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/2014\/03\/changing-guard-indonesia-votes-2014\/\">a look at the youth vote in Indonesia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Indonesian coverage from <a href=\"http:\/\/indonesiasatu.kompas.com\/read\/2014\/03\/14\/2213047\/ini.wawancara.pertama.jokowi.sebagai.capres?utm_source=WP&amp;utm_medium=box&amp;utm_campaign=Khlwp\">Kompas.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/search.tempo.co\/index.php\/search\/result?type=semua&amp;fld=news&amp;vSearch=jokowi%20capres\">Tempo<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/indonesia-baru.liputan6.com\/read\/2023132\/video-proses-panjang-jokowi-jadi-capres\">Liputan6<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/video.metrotvnews.com\/play\/2014\/03\/14\/219037\/219037\/pdip-resmi-capreskan-joko-widodo\">Metro TV<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Interesting background reading from Dave McRae in the\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00074918.2013.850629?mobileUi=0#.UyOpkVGSzwy\">Bulletin of Indonesian Economic<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00074918.2013.850629?mobileUi=0#.UyOpkVGSzwy\"> Studies<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowyinterpreter.org\/post\/2013\/12\/18\/Jokowi-marches-on-in-Indonesias-polls.aspx?COLLCC=3873689686&amp;\">the Lowy Institute&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Interpreter<\/em> blog<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>More background in\u00a0<em>The Interpreter\u00a0<\/em>on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowyinterpreter.org\/post\/2014\/03\/10\/Megawati-silent-Indonesias-next-president-jokowi.aspx\">Megawati&#8217;s relative silence<\/a>\u00a0until now,\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowyinterpreter.org\/post\/2013\/11\/06\/Indonesia-2014-Jokowi-or-bust.aspx\">Jokowi as a candidate<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>International coverage of the nomination in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/e043c5b4-ab53-11e3-8cae-00144feab7de,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fe043c5b4-ab53-11e3-8cae-00144feab7de.html%3Fsiteedition%3Dintl&amp;siteedition=intl&amp;_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FzXLpKU9vlN#axzz2vvXcacao\"><em>Financial Times<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/03\/15\/world\/asia\/jakarta-governor-joko-widodo.html?_r=0\">New York Times<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-02-09\/rupiah-rally-seen-on-jokowi-victory-by-morgan-stanley-to-maybank.html\">Bloomberg<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 plus <a href=\"http:\/\/news.detik.com\/pemilu2014\/read\/2014\/03\/15\/073552\/2526563\/1562\/deklarasi-pencapresan-jokowi-jadi-isu-di-media-internasional\">an overview of overseas coverage from Detik.com<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-02-09\/rupiah-rally-seen-on-jokowi-victory-by-morgan-stanley-to-maybank.html\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The ANU&#8217;s\u00a0<em>New Mandala<\/em> blog will be publishing regular updates about the election by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rosstapsell\">@RossTapsell<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/gammonator\">@Gammonator<\/a>, Jacqui Baker and Dominic Berger\u00a0starting next week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday afternoon, PDI-P Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri finally put an end to months of speculation: Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo \u2014 better known as Jokowi \u2014 will be nominated as the party&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aiya.org.au\/id\/2014\/03\/15\/jokowi-nominated-indonesia-responds\/\" class=\"more-link style1-button\">Read 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