Former First Children Throw Hats into Election Ring
Children of former presidents will enter the fray in the 2019 legislative election. Apart from serving as their respective parties’ vote-getters, it is believed that these former first children are looking to maintain their families’ relationships with the seat of state power.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Children of former presidents will enter the fray in the 2019 legislative election. Apart from serving as their respective parties’ vote-getters, it is believed that these former first children are looking to maintain their families’ relationships with the seat of state power.
The former first children are Guruh Soekarnoputra (son of first president Soekarno), Siti Hediati “Titiek” Hariyadi and Hutomo “Tommy” Mandala Putra (children of second president Soeharto), Puan Maharani (daughter of fifth president Megawati Soekarnoputri) and Edhi Baskoro “Ibas” Yudhoyono (son of sixth president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono).