Pada 14 Maret 2014, Ketua Umum [[PDI-P]] [[Megawati Soekarnoputri]] mengumumkan bahwa partainya akan mendukung pencalonan Jokowi dalam pemilihan umum presiden 2014 pada bulan Juli tahun itu.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Croft-Cusworth|first1=Catriona|title=Indonesia: Jokowi announces presidential run|url=https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/indonesia-jokowi-announces-presidential-run|accessdate=10 May 2018|work=The Interpreter|date=15 March 2014}}</ref> TheSehari day before thatsebelumnya, Jokowi accompaniedmenemani Megawati indalam visitingziarah theke gravemakam ofayah theMegawati latter's father and firstdan presidentpresiden ofpertama Indonesia [[Sukarno]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Akuntono|first1=Indra|title=Megawati dan Jokowi Ziarah ke Makam Bung Karno, Tak Bicara soal Capres|url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2014/03/13/0934296/Megawati.dan.Jokowi.Ziarah.ke.Makam.Bung.Karno.Tak.Bicara.soal.Capres|accessdate=11 May 2018|work=KOMPAS|date=13 March 2014|language=id}}</ref> FollowingSetelah thepengumuman announcementitu, hedia didtidak notsegera immediatelymengundurkan resigndiri assebagai governorgubernur, with the Ministry of Homekarena AffairsMenteri notingDalam thatNegeri hemenyatakan wasbahwa notdia requiredperlu tomelakukannya.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Agus Purnomo|first1=Wayan|title=Jadi Capres, Jokowi Tak Mundur sebagai Gubernur|url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/562677/jadi-capres-jokowi-tak-mundur-sebagai-gubernur|accessdate=10 May 2018|work=Tempo|date=16 March 2014|language=id-ID}}</ref> His official candidacy still required a support from the parliament to be elected in the [[Indonesian legislative election, 2014|legislative elections]] later that year. In order to put forth a candidate, a party of a coalition thereof required 20 percent of DPR seats (112) or 25 percent of the popular vote in accordance to Law 15 of 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bastian|first1=Abdul Qowi|last2=Putri|first2=Adelia Anjani|title=Official: Joko Widodo Named 2014 Presidential Candidate by Megawati|url=http://jakartaglobe.id/news/jakarta-governor-joko-widodo-pegged-pdi-p-presidential-race/|accessdate=10 May 2018|work=Jakarta Globe|date=14 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Aritonang|first1=Deytri Robekka|title=Ini Syarat Jadi Capres dan Cawapres|url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2014/05/16/2057481/Ini.Syarat.Jadi.Capres.dan.Cawapres|accessdate=10 May 2018|work=KOMPAS|date=16 May 2014|language=id}}</ref>
