Gerindra's Trickery to Seize Jakarta Deputy Governor's Chair
Ahmad Riza Patria was officially elected as Deputy Governor of Jakarta, replacing Sandiaga Uno. The politician of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) won over another candidate, Nurmansjah Lubis, from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) in a vote at the Jakarta Regional Representative Council (DPRD), Monday (4/6).
In the voting, which was attended by 100 Jakarta DPRD members, Riza won with 81 votes. Meanwhile, Nurmansjah only got 17 votes from 16 PKS members and one unknown member. There were two invalid votes.