PDIP Mediated PKB, Cak Imin Waits For Vice Prabowo To Give Commands

Presidential Candidate Ganjar Pranowo together with PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin (Ist)

JAKARTA - PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin admitted that he was being teased by the PDI-P to transfer his support to Ganjar Pranowo. He also emphasized that for now his party remains consistent in the coalition of supporters of Prabowo Subianto as a presidential candidate in 2024.

"We are already in a coalition with Gerindra, with PAN, with Golkar. Yesterday, Mr. Ganjar was contacted by a lunch, so that PDI-P together with the struggle," said Cak Imin in a video quoted on Tuesday, August 22.

Cak Imin also emphasized the totality of winning Prabowo in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. As long as, he said, the vice presidential candidate came from PKB.

"If Pak Prabowo advances with his deputy PKB, we will go all out and win it all out," said Cak Imin. If not, continued Cak Imin, the cadres must wait for orders from him. "Otherwise, wait for my command," continued the Deputy Speaker of the DPR.

It is known, after the meeting between Ganjar and Cak Imin, the PDI-P began to tease PKB to be in one line winning the same presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election.

According to PDIP DPP chairman Said Abdullah, the second meeting was a signal of PKB support to Ganjar. Moreover, he said, Cak Imin and Ganjar's friendship was quite close.

"Of course, from the history of this long friendship, Gus Muhaimin and PKB were moved to support Mas Ganjar," Said told reporters, Saturday, August 19.

Although, he continued, the matter of supporting, let alone choosing a candidate for national leader, is not enough just friendship capital. However, Said assessed, Cak Imin will consider the track record, work achievement, and support of the people for Ganjar.

"I think Gus Muhaimin will really consider supporting Mas Ganjar," Said said again.

Not to mention, Said added, the results of the Political Indicators survey stated that many PKB voters support Ganjar Pranowo compared to other presidential candidates such as Prabowo Subianto and Anies Baswedan.

"If we refer to the survey recently released by Political Indicators, as many as 40.3 percent of PKB voters chose Mas Ganjar. Meanwhile, those who chose Pak Prabowo were only 30.5 percent and Mas Anies Baswedan was 25 percent," he explained.

Said assessed that the survey results could be an evaluation material for PKB to provide support for Ganjar. "Moreover, the PKB and PDI-P voters have the same character. The biggest segment is among the lower class, the little wong group," he said.

Meanwhile, in terms of personal closeness, said Said, Ganjar and Cak Imin had a long friendship journey. Where both of them were members of the DPR in 2009, before Ganjar was assigned to take part in the 2013 Central Java gubernatorial election.

"So actually Mas Ganjar and Gus Muhaimin are old friends. Moreover, they have also studied together at the UGM FISIPOl," he said.

"So if Gus Muhaimin and Mas Ganjar find it easy to meet, and click easily, it's because they both have a history of friendship since students, continuing to the DPR," continued Said.

Therefore, Said hopes that PKB can return together with PDIP in the 2024 General Election as happened in 2014 and 2019.

"This political element will also make it easier for the PDI-P and PKB in one line in the 2024 election. Hopefully, PKB will become part of the political parties that together with the PDI-P win the same presidential candidate, as happened in 2014 and 2019," he concluded.