JAKARTA -- The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) on Friday backed President Joko Widodo's son as its candidate to run for mayor in the central Java city of Solo.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the president's eldest son, will run as the party's official candidate in the December election, which was pushed back from September because of the coronavirus pandemic. Both Widodo and Gibran are members of the PDIP, which is led by former President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
