PPP Deputy: There Is No Reason For Us Not To Support Ganjar Pranowo As A Presidential Candidate
JAKARTA - Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) of the United Development Party (PPP) Rusli Effendi said there was no reason for his party not to support Ganjar Pranowo's future presidential candidate (candidate). He said there were at least three reasons for PPP to support Ganjar Pranowo, namely from a personal, historical, and cultural side. From a personal point of view, Mr. Ganjar is a leader who processes from the social process of the DPR RI, he can be called the governor and then becomes president. He has competence, capacity, and accessibility," said Rusli during an interactive dialogue event at the Ganjar Pranowo Volunteer Aspiration House in Jakarta, Saturday, July 8.. Rusli also said Ganjar Pranowo is still relatively young compared to other presidential candidates so that he can be called representing the younger generation. Then he has innovation, we see in Central Java. He has many innovations, renewals if my term, he can carry out digitalization-based regional autonomy. This is interesting for Indonesia, which we have a demographic bonus. So it fits the future of Indonesia, Waketum PPP.Indonesia is predicted to receive demographic bonuses, which means that the age of productive citizens is more than the less productive one.' The demographic bonus is expected to occur in 2035. From this side, PPP has no reason for not supporting,' said Rusli. Second, Rusli conveyed the reason why PPP supports Ganjar Pranowo also for historical reasons, especially related to the working with PDI-P and PPP which has existed since at least 1997. The collaboration was also established when Ganjar was elected as Governor of Central Java with Gus Yasin as his representative.