Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno arrived at the General Election Commission (KPU) office here on Friday to register themselves to run for the presidential election scheduled in April, next year.

The pair arrived at the office at 1:30 p.m. local time after offering Friday prayers at the Sunda Kelapa mosque accompanied by leaders of coalition party members comprising Sohibul Iman, chief of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS); Zulkifli Hasan, chief of the National Mandate Party (PAN); and Agus Harmurti Yudhoyono, representing the Democrat Party and their secretaries-general.

Secretary General of Berkarya Party Priyo Budi Santoso; Deputy Chairman of the board of patrons of Gerindra (Prabowo`s party) Hashim Djojohadikusumo, who is Prabowo`s brother; Gerindra political figure Rachmawati Soekarnoputri; and Berkarya Party politician Titiek Soeharto, who is Prabowo`s former wife and daughter of the late president Soeharto, were also seen along with them.

Others include Chairman of PAN`s advisory board Amin Rais, Gerindra politician Habiburokhman, Sandiaga`s wife Nur Asia Uno, PKS politician Aboe Bakar Al Habsyi, PKS` advisory board chairman Salim Segaf Al Jufri, and PAN politician Dedi Miing Gumelar.

They were welcomed on arrival by KPU Chairman Arief Budiman and other KPU commissioners as well as Chief of the Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) Abhan and Bawaslu commissioners and election advisory board members.

Jokowi and his running mate Amin had earlier arrived at the office for the registration.

Reported by Desca Lidya Natalia
Edited by Yoseph Haryadi, Andi Abdussalam

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