When PKB-PAN-PPP Have Their Respective "Champions", Won't It Form The Axis Of Islam?

JAKARTA - The formation of a coalition of Islamic parties or the Islamic axis for the 2024 presidential election was previously promoted by the National Awakening Party (PKB). PKB also invited the United Development Party (PPP) and the National Mandate Party (PAN) to meet the presidential nomination threshold of 20 percent.

It's just that each party has not yet reached a point of agreement to nominate the same candidate in the 2024 presidential election. PKB remains adamant that its General Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar goes forward, while PPP and PAN want other candidates.

Now PPP is eyeing Anies and PAN is approaching Ridwan Kamil. So, are PKB, PPP, and PAN a form of a coalition of Islamic political parties?

PKB to Duet Prabowo-Cak Imin

Previously, the discourse of pairing Prabowo Subianto with Muhaimin Iskandar in the 2024 presidential election was declared by the Prabowo-Gus Muhaimin Front at the West Java People's Struggle Monument, Bandung City, recently. PKB cadres and management at all levels are still struggling to make Gus Muhaimin a presidential candidate.

However, the man who is familiarly called Gus Jazil admits that many parties call the Prabowo-Gus Muhaimin duo the ideal combination. But if I personally continue to fight, Mr. Muhaimin, the presidential candidate," said Gus Jazil in his statement, Tuesday, February 1. The deputy chairman of the MPR said that if Prabowo-Gus Muhaimin were paired as a presidential and vice-presidential candidate, the coalition had already met the threshold requirements. presidential nomination or presidential threshold (PT) of at least 20 percent.

It is known, in the 2019 Election, the Gerindra Party won 17,594,839 votes (12.57 percent) while PKB won 13,570,097 votes (9.69 percent).

PPP attracted to Anies Baswedan

PPP is indicated to be eyeing the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan. This was found because Anies attended several Kaaba party invitations. One of them, Anies attended the PPP 49th Harlah event at the DKI PPP DPW Office in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, Sunday, January 30.

Anies was also seen attending the Harlah and Muserwil DPW PPP DIY event at the Grand Rohan Hotel, Jogja, Monday, January 31. In fact, Anies, who was paraded in a horse-drawn carriage, was greeted by takbir and shouts of the presidential candidate from thousands of PPP cadres and sympathizers who packed JEC, Banguntapan, Bantul.

"PPP is stroking presidential candidates to be promoted in the 2024 presidential election," said PPP DPP Membership Cadre Organization (OKK) Chair Syaifullah Tamliha, Wednesday, February 2. there are several figures who are the target of PPP.

"There are several presidential candidates who are invited as resource persons at every important PPP activity, including Anies Baswedan in addition to Pak Erick Thohir, Ridwan Kamil, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, and others," he said. Tamliha said the presence of a number of these figures would be a grassroots consideration. to propose presidential and vice-presidential candidates at a later time in the Mukernas forum. He said, there are many considerations for the PPP DPP to determine the presidential candidate.

PAN Approaches Ridwan Kamil

Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Zulkifli Hasan admits he falls in love with every West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil speaks. Zulhas, his nickname, emphasized that his attitude was not just pretending. “If Mr. Ridwan Kamil had spoken, I fell in love. That's true," Zulhas said during a cultural speech entitled "Indonesia Needs Central Islam" at the National Library (Perpusnas), Jalan Merdeka Selatan, Gambir, Central Jakarta, Saturday, January 29.

Zulhas himself admits that he is very close to the figure who is familiarly called Kang Emil. In fact, he did not hesitate to call Emil his best friend.

This he said before starting the cultural speech he wanted to deliver with the headline Indonesia Needs Central Islam. "The governor of West Java, my friend Ridwan Kamil," said Zulhas.

The compliment was also seen as an expression of Zulhas' interest in attracting Ridwan Kamil to PAN. "This statement is a kind of expression of interest in PAN attracting Ridwan Kamil to join, and indeed PAN is one of the most potential political parties for Ridwan," said Executive Director of Indonesia Political Opinion (IPO) Dedi Kurnia Syah, Tuesday, February 1. because of two problems. First, said Dedi, Zulhas is an open politician who does not appear to have any personal ambitions other than for PAN. get a share in the government. This strengthens Zulhas, a mature politician whose orientation is for PAN.

"And RK is allegedly going to strengthen PAN in the future," he explained. Second, other political parties in the middle class already have their own figures, so RK will find it difficult to enter. Meanwhile, PAN, although Zulhas stands out from the side of the party portion, PAN is not an ambitious group to carry a presidential candidate, but for a vice-presidential candidate, it is possible.

"And RK could be interesting for it," he concluded.

If so, will the Islamic axis for the 2024 presidential election be realized?