Meeting Anies Baswedan While In Mecca, Ganjar Pranowo: Just Worship

(Ki-ka) Bogor Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto, Head of PP Polri General (Ret.) Bambang Hendarso Danuri and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo gave information

JAKARTA - The presidential candidate from the PDI-P Ganjar Pranowo said his meeting with the prospective presidential candidate from the Change Coalition for the Anies Baswedan Association in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, was limited to carrying out the pilgrimage. "Yes, just worship," said Ganjar to reporters after attending the celebration of the 24th Anniversary of the National Police Retired Association (PP) in South Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, July 5. Ganjar Pranowo attended the celebration of the 24th Anniversary of the National Police Retired Association (PP) as the son of a retired National Police officer who took part in the government. Apart from Ganjar, Bogor Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto was also present, who is also the son of a member of the National Police. "Based on previous reports, the meeting of Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo at the invited lunch of King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday brought a moment of coolness," said Islamic lecturer Yusuf Mansur. "What is clear is that I am happy, this meeting is so peaceful, contesting love, competing with each other in narratives, ideas, vision and mission in the future," Yusuf Mansur said when met in Mecca, Thursday. He said he fulfilled King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud's invitation and met with Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. In the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud there was also Puan Maharani, Prof. Nasaruddin Umar, Suharso Monoarfa, Abdul Halim, and Ninik Rahayu. "During the moment of the lunch, I sat in the middle of Mas Anies and Mas Ganjar. We talked about throwing a sumrah, the conversation was not politics," he said. Ia mengatakan Anies Baswedan dan Ganjar Pranowo tidak menunjukkan muka mengeluar dan mereka menunjukkan keakuran. Pesan yang disampaikan dari haji ini adalah Rahmatan lil 'Alamin (Rahmat bagi seluruh alam). Based on the schedule set by the General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia, the registration of prospective presidential and vice presidential candidates is scheduled to start from October 19 to November 25, 2023. As regulated in Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (UU Pemilu), pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates are proposed by political parties or coalitions of political parties participating in the election who meet the requirements for obtaining seats of at least 20 percent of the total number of seats in the DPR or obtaining 25 percent of valid votes nationally in the previous election for members of the DPR. Currently, there are 575 seats in parliament so that the pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2024 presidential election must have at least 115 seats in the DPR RI. It could also be that the candidate pairs are promoted by political parties or a combination of political parties participating in the 2019 Election with a total valid vote acquisition of at least 34,992,703 votes.