How does an outgoing president secure his political future without the usual party mechanism??

“It soon became clear that Widodo was not on the same wavelength as Megawati. Despite being seated at the press conference nominating Ganjar, Widodo quickly made it clear that he was not automatically going to support Ganjar. At a well-funded mass gathering of so-called volunteers, Widodo proclaimed it was too soon for his supporters to declare support for a candidate. He would “whisper into the ears of all the parties”, he declared, about who would be good. At the same time, his son Gibran Rakabuming Raka indicated support for Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto; Gibran’s volunteer organisation also declared its support for Prabowo.”

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