Indonesia: Second candidate declares plan to run for Presidency
Jakarta (VNA) - Newly-appointed Acting Chairman of the Indonesian
Solidarity Party (PSI) Giring Ganesha has declared his intention of running in
the 2024 presidential election.
The 37-year-old former vocalist of a pop rock band said his
candidacy was driven by the party's estimate that young people would make up half
of the total eligible voters in 2024 and therefore they need to have a young
leader.
The PSI has billed itself as a political party for the youth
and has a strong social media presence. It had previously declared support for President
Joko Widodo's administration.
He said his main agenda for 2024 is to achieve more equal
access to education.
PSI Secretary General Raja Juli Antoni, for his part, said the party would do everything in its power to support Giring's candidacy while constructing party infrastructure in regions./.