REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PALANGKA RAYA -- The success team of Prabowo-Hatta, the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair, is optimistic that the duo will win in four districts and one municipality in Central Kalimantan.
"We are confident that we will win most of the votes in four districts and one municipality in Central Kalimantan. The four districts are Kota Wariningin Barat, Kotawaringin Timur, Kapuas, and Seruyan, and (we expect to win in) Palangka Raya municipality," Syahrani Umran, a team member supporting the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa ticket for Central Kalimantan, said here on Wednesday.
He noted that his prediction of the victory of Prabowo in the five regions was based on the results of last April 9's legislative elections, where six political parties supporting the presidential pair had secured the majority of the votes.
"After all, the team is working hard, with extraordinary spirit," Syahrani remarked.
He pointed out that his side would not ignore the opportunity to win in the nine other districts in Central Kalimantan province as well.
Indonesia will hold a free and democratic presidential election on July 9, 2014, which will be contested by only two pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates: Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa and Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Jusuf Kalla (JK).
Prabowo Subianto is a retired military general and the chairman of Gerindra (Great Indonesia Movement) Party, while his running mate, Hatta Rajasa, is a former coordinating minister for economic affairs and the chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN).
Jokowi is Jakarta's governor and a cadre of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), and his running mate, Jusuf Kalla, is a former vice president and a senior politician of the Golkar Party.
The Jokowi-JK pair is supported by five political parties: PDIP; the Nation Awakening Party (PKB); the People's Conscience Party (Hanura); the Justice and Indonesian Unity Party (PKPI); and the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) established by Surya Paloh, the owner of Metro TV and the Media Indonesia newspaper.
The Prabowo-Hatta pair is supported by Gerindra; PAN; the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS); the United Development Party (PPP); the Moon and Star Party (PBB); and the Golkar Party, whose current chairman is Aburizal Bakrie, the owner of TV One.
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