If former first lady of the United States Hillary Clinton can run for president, who’s to say that former Indonesian first lady Ani Yudhoyono, the wife of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, shouldn’t have a shot as well? That’s apparently what Partai Demokrat (Indonesian Democratic Party) is thinking.
Recently the above image of Ani with the text “Democratic Presidential Candidates 2019” has been making the rounds on social media.
Democratic Party spokesman Ruhut Sitompul today confirmed that the image was indeed created by a team from his political party in preparation for the former first lady’s future presidential campaign.
Ruhut said that many people have been telling the party that they hoped SBY would make another run for president, but of course that is not possible given Indonesia’s two term limits.
“Our people are very savvy, so they said, ‘If indeed Bapak (SBY) cannot run again, what’s wrong with Ibu Ani running?’ It is what the people ask for,” Ruhut said today as quoted by Kompas.
There were rumors that Ani might run in the 2014 presidential election, but they turned out to be false.
In addition to her experience as First Lady, Ani once served as the vice chairman of the Democratic Party.
