Reluctant To Congratulate Prabowo-Gibran, Anies: We Watch There Are Many Problems

JAKARTA - Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar have not congratulated Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who won the results of the 2024 presidential election votes.

Anies also explained the reason. Anies said that his party still believes that the current election results are problematic because they are passed by the implementation stage which is colored by allegations of fraud.

"What we experienced, we witnessed it, and witnessed by several many media witnesses. From the aspects of policy, rules, to execution, there were many problems," said Anies at the AMIN National Team Winning Headquarters, Jalan Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, Thursday, March 21.

This belief is the basis of Anies-Muhaimin's decision to sue the results of the presidential election vote to the Constitutional Court (MK). Anies hopes that the Constitutional Court will grant the dispute request and correct the election results.

"So this is not just a matter of protocol, a protocol regarding words (or) no (congratulations). Not there. But this is in substance, how the process can be improved and we hope that the quality will be better," explained Anies.

On the one hand, Anies admits that he respects the political decision of the party that carries him as a presidential candidate, the NasDem Party, which has received the results of the 2024 General Election, including Prabowo-Gibran's victory.

"Political parties have constitutional rights and political parties also have attitudes that must be respected. So we respect, respect and God willing, we will continue to be in line with the idea of change for a better democracy," said Anies.

It is known that the KPU has officially determined the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair number 2, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as the winner of the 2024 General Election with 96,214,691 votes or 58.58 percent of all national valid votes.

Then, presidential and vice presidential candidates number 1 Anies Baswesan-Muhaimin Iskandar received 40,971,906 votes or 24.95 percent. Meanwhile, presidential and vice presidential candidates number 3 Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD received 27,040,878 votes or 16.47 percent. The total valid votes for the 2024 Presidential Election are 164,227,475 votes.

The Prabowo-Gibran pair's votes were superior in 66 out of 128 overseas election committee offices (PPLN). In addition, Prabowo-Gibran also excels in 36 provinces, except for Aceh and West Sumatra which Anies-Muhaimin won.