Regarding The Anies-Cak Imin Duet, Surya Paloh: Possibility Can Happen But Not Formal

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Chairman of the NasDem Party, Surya Paloh, said that the possibility of Anies Baswedan and the General Chair of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin pairing up in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres) was open. However, no formal decisions have yet been reached.

"(Cak Imin as an Anies vice presidential candidate, ed) the possibility could happen in that direction, but I don't think it will be formalized in such a way until this minute," Surya told reporters at NasDem Tower, Central Jakarta, Thursday, August 31 evening.

Surya said there could be developments in the last few days. However, he has not confirmed the Anies-Cak Imin declaration.

"So we are waiting for developments in 1-2 days," he said.

"As for the matter of approval, he doesn't want to talk much. In the sense of nodding, it's not completely finished yet," said Surya.

Previously, the Democrats said that Anies Baswedan preferred the General Chair of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar alias Cak Imin to choose as his vice presidential candidate. In fact, this party is different in coalition because it has supported Prabowo Subianto as a presidential candidate.

The statement was made by the Secretary General of the Democratic Party, Teuku Riefky Harsya. He also claimed that Anies had actually agreed on AHY as his companion in the 2024 presidential election.

"On January 23, 2023 at a house on Lembang Street, Central Jakarta, Anies Baswedan invited Ketum AHY to 'pick up fate' as a pair of presidential and vice presidential candidates in 2024-2029 with Anies' agreement to bring the Nasdem Party, Ketum AHY brought the Democratic Party and the two of them worked together to invite PKS. This incident was witnessed by 4 people from Team 8, "he said in a written statement, Thursday, August 31.

Not getting there, Anies was said to have contacted AHY on June 12. The former governor of DKI Jakarta is said to have provided certainty and even claimed to have received messages from his mother and spiritual teachers.

However, suddenly there was a change on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 night. Teuku said that Cak Imin was appointed as Anies vice presidential candidate without the knowledge of the Democratic Party and PKS in Nasdem Tower.

"A day later, August 30, 2023, Anies' presidential candidate in this very important matter did not convey directly to the highest leadership of PKS and the Democratic Party, but first sent Sudirman Said (Anies' team) to convey it," said Riefky.