The numbers were drawn by the two pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates at the General Election Commission (KPU) office here on Friday evening.
The incumbent president, commonly known as Jokowi, claimed that the number that him and his running mate got was the one they expected.
"Alhamdulillah (Thank God), the number we got is the one that we expected," he said shortly after the drawing of numbers on ballots, set by the KPU, had ended.
With the number one on ballots, it would be easier for me and my people to communicate with the community members because what Indonesia wants is unity, Jokowi said.
However, Jokowi looked reluctant to explain his and his running mate`s preparation for attending a declaration of peaceful election campaign, due to be held on Sunday (September 23). "Well, let us see," he said.
Earlier in the day, Jokowi made an impromptu move by inviting journalists for lunch during which he again urged Indonesians to maintain unity despite different political preferences at next year`s presidential election.
Speaking to journalists at the Mbah Jingkrak Restaurant in the Setiabudi area of South Jakarta on Friday, he noted that the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections were actually a fiesta of democracy.
"Thus, first things first, the fiesta of democracy should not divide our people, in which scenario, the residents of villages are not on talking terms with one another. Those sharing a good friendship fail to reunite," Jokowi cautioned.
Jokowi said he no longer wanted to witness disunity among Indonesian people, who are citizens of one nation living on an integrated motherland.
"This must not happen to us," Jokowi, who has decided to compete at next year`s presidential race, noted.
Jokowi and his coalition parties support his efforts to grab victory at the 2019 Presidential Election.
As cadre of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, the incumbent head of state`s presidential nomination is backed by the Megawati Soekarnoputri-led party and eight other political parties.
The eight parties comprise the PPP, Golkar Party, National Democratic Party, National Awakening Party, the United Indonesia Party, Indonesian Justice and Unity Party, and Indonesia Solidarity Party.
This pair is challenged by Chief Patron of the Great Indonesia Movement Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno. They are supported by the Muslim-based Prosperous Justice Party, National Mandate Party, and Democratic Party.
At the 2014 Presidential Election, Jokowi and his running mate, Jusuf Kalla, drew number 2, while his challenger, the pair of Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa, got number one on ballots.
Reporting by Rangga Pandu Asmara Jingga
Editing by Rahmad Nasution
Reporter: Rangga Pandu Asmara Jingga
Editor: Bustanuddin
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