Jakarta – The Nasdem Party says it will report the Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno pair to the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) for organizing a public declaration of support from NasDem party members for the pair's bid in the Jakarta gubernatorial race. NasDem says the move was a violation of election regulations.
"We will, first, report the backdrop at the Anies-Sandi campaign headquarters that uses the name of the NasDem East Jakarta chapter. It certainly misleads the public," said NasDem's Jakarta chapter secretary Wibi Andrino as reported by tribunnews.com on Wednesday.
Wibi referred to an event on Tuesday at the Anies-Sandi campaign center on Jl. Panglima Polim IX, South Jakarta, at which a number of NasDem members announced their support for the pair. Officially, the party has endorsed the incumbent Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama-Djarot Saiful Hidayat pair for the Feb. 15, 2017 election.
Wibi said the Anies-Sandi camp's claim that all NasDem members in East Jakarta supported the pair was only campaign propaganda.
He acknowledged there were a few members of the party that supported Anies-Sandi, but said they certainly did not represent all NasDem members in East Jakarta.
Wibi said NasDem East Jakarta chapter officials would report Anies-Sandi to Bawaslu on Thursday for the misleading announcement. (bbn)