Gerindra-PKB Belum Deklarasi, Pengamat Callkan Lebih Seru Jika PDIP Joins The Coalition

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party and the National Awakening Party (PKB) have not yet been declared even though they have agreed to form a coalition. In fact, the party chaired by Prabowo Subianto and Muhaimin Iskandar alias Cak Imin has met the requirements for a threshold for presidential and vice presidential nominations or presidential threshold. Political communication observer at Paramadina University, Hendri Satrio, questioned when Gerindra and PKB would declare presidential candidates (candidates) and vice presidential candidates (candidates) in the 2024 presidential election. This is because the coalition which is claimed to be the Coalition for the Awakening of Indonesia Raya has met the requirements for nomination of presidential and vice presidential candidates.

"The issue is when will this declaration be made by a couple? If you don't want to add more, it's not a problem, it's enough," said Hendri Satrio in Jakarta, Friday, July 8.

However, according to Hendri, the presidential candidacy would be more exciting if Gerindra and PKB also invited PDIP to form a coalition. Because, he said, PDIP also needed coalition friends. "PDIP can't be alone," said the man who is familiarly called Hensat. "According to the KedaiKOPI survey, he (PDIP) lost, so will Gerindra-PKB also invite PDIP? This is exciting," continued the founder of the KedaiKOPI research institute.

The reason the Gerindra coalition, PKB and PDIP, are exciting, according to Hensat, is the position of presidential and vice presidential candidates. He considered that the Prabowo Subianto-Puan Maharani pair could appear or vice versa. In fact, he added, maybe also Puan Maharani-Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin). However, Hensat did not mention whether the couple could be turned into Cak Imin-Puan.

"If this happens, it could be Prabowo-Puan, or Puan-Prabowo or Puan-Cak Imin, that's roughly the case," said Hensat.