Not Enough Threshold For Nomination, PKS Asks Anies To Find Additional 4 Political Party Seats

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the PKS Syuro Council Sohibul Iman asked Anies Baswedan to participate in looking for an additional four political party seats to form a coalition to carry him in the DKI Jakarta Pilkada.

Sohibul himself has been assigned by the PKS Party Leadership Council (DPP) to become a candidate for deputy governor (cawagub) accompanying Anies in the DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election.

However, PKS only has 18 seats in the DKI Jakarta DPRD. In terms of regulations, a minimum of 20 seats for the DKI DPRD are needed in order to carry cagub-cawagub in Jakarta.

"Well, now Mr. Anies, to want to sail here, you have to fulfill it, yes, look for 4 other seats," said Sohibul in North Jakarta, Sunday, July 21.

So far, Sohibul said, Anies has continued to communicate with a number of political parties to participate in carrying it.

Likewise with PKS President Ahmad Syaikhu who actively communicates with other political parties.

"The information I received Mr. Anies continued to struggle to communicate with NasDem with PKB even now with PDIP as well. So we hope that later what Mr. Anies and also Mr. Syaikhu will produce results, maybe someone will join us," explained Sohibul.

On the one hand, Sohibul claims that the General Chairperson of NasDem Surya Paloh has given a positive signal to approve Anies in pairs with him in the DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election.

"Yes, from a personal point of view, Surya Paloh has been very positive, it remains only the decision of his organization, right," he said.