For NasDem, Stretching Anies And Ganjar Are A Form Of 'sacrifice', Not An Internal Cadre That Doesn't Work

JAKARTA - The NasDem Party denies that its internal regeneration does not work, so it has to nominate an external presidential candidate. Elite NasDem confirmed that their party's choice of recommending the three names of presidential candidates in the National Working Meeting was because the party created by Surya Paloh did not want to put ego forward.

"(Internal cadre) is going for sure. (But) this is looking for a nation's leader, so the party cannot put its ego forward," said NasDem deputy head Ahmad Ali when met by VOI at NasDem Tower, Thursday, June 23.

Similarly, NasDem DPP Chairman Willy Aditya said the election of three candidates from outside, namely DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa, and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo was a form of 'sacrifice' or sacrifice for the NasDem party. NasDem, he claimed, was only trying to be mature in politics.

"If we delve a little deeper into the contemporary world, its relationship to individuals, this is the form of NasDem's sacrifice, not putting the ego of internal cadres first," said Willy to reporters at NasDem Tower, Thursday, June 23.

Willy emphasized that the NasDem Party did not want to put forward ego to force General Chair Surya Paloh to nominate himself. In fact, he said, the survey agency stated that Surya Paloh was the central figure who could control the NasDem vote.

"Does NasDem have a will? There must be, but we are rational. Not many people engage in politics rationally and then want to be sacrifice," said Willy.

"If I want to open it, the survey agency confirms that Mr. Surya will become a presidential candidate like SBY and Prabowo then his electability will follow, Mr. Surya doesn't want it. Mr. Surya wants the party as an agent of change, he wants to carry out a democratic institutional process. " he continued.

Willy added that the emergence of two NasDem candidates with the highest electability, namely Anies and Ganjar, is a reality in society. These two names were the most superior when the regional leadership council asked the people who the presidential candidate would be chosen later.

So, said Willy, it was not NasDem who wanted to boost the party's electability by announcing the names. But that name is a reality in society.

"The two big names, Anies Ganjar, are always present in all surveys, that's just the reality. Why is Anies Ganjar called the DPW the most?