Bukan Gamal Albinsaid, PKS Depok Setapkan Imam Budi Hartono Calon Wali Kota

Head of the Penjaringan Team Bakal Candidate for Regional Head of DPD PKS Depok City Bobby Hermanto (right) accompanied by Public Relations of PKS Wahid. (ANTARA/Photo: Feru Lantara)

Head of the Penjaringan Team for Regional Head of the Depok City PKS DPD Bobby Hermanto emphasized that Imam Budi Hartono had been appointed as a candidate for Mayor of Depok 2024 for further submission to the central board of the political party.

"PKS Depok has named Imam Budi Hartono as a candidate for mayor to the PKS DPP. Because the results of his internal voice screening reached 81 percent," said Hermanto, who is also the General Secretary of the Depok PKS DPD, reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 11.

Currently, Imam Budi Hartono is still serving as Deputy Mayor of Depok accompanying Depok Mayor Mohammad Idris.

Hermanto explained that Imam Budi Hartono as a candidate for mayor from PKS was only a proposal to the central board not yet a PKS DPP Decree (SK) because he was still waiting for the results of the 2024 Legislative Election (Pileg).

"Not yet until the DPP Decree (waiting the results of the legislative election). But in the guide there is an early determination for the victory of the legislative candidate for mayor and deputy for the task of winning the 2024 legislative election," explained Hermanto.

The man who is familiarly called Bobby explained that the Depok PKS DPD also arrested the deputy mayor as a companion to Imam Budi Hartono.

He mentioned that there are several names that have been netted by the Depok PKS DPD both internally and externally.

"Prospective deputy mayor from PKS has not yet become a major concern because after the determination of the mayor's early decree, there will be discussions about representatives," said Hermanto.

Hermanto said PKS Depok in determining the candidate for mayor accompanying Imam Budi Hartono through consideration and seeing the results of the 2024 Legislative Election?

"We focus on the legislative elections but the regional elections run. So the deputy candidate is one of the appointed mayorial candidates. Because match up the deputy candidates, there needs to be consideration," he said.

"Including coalitions, if for example PKS with PDIP, if Democrats, PPP proposes a candidate, it means that it is still wide open," he said.

Previously, the West Java Depok City PKS DPD conducted an internal selection for the prospective mayor of Depok for regional head candidates in the 2024 mayorial election (Pilwakot) through the mechanism for selecting candidates for the main internal election line or Pemira.

As a result, three names emerged, namely Deputy Mayor of Depok Imam Budi Hartono, Gamal Albinsaid (Chairman of Youth DPP PKS) and PKS Spokesperson Mohammad Kholid.