Amien Rais' Son-in-Law Becomes Chair Of The Ummat Party, Target To Get 2 Digits In The 2024 Election

YOGYAKARTA - Party Chairperson Ummat Ridho Rahmadi is targeting the party initiated by Amien Rais to be able to gain double-digit votes in the 2024 General Election.

"Our optimistic target, the target of Pak Amien and all of us, our bismillah is targeting double digits," Ridho said when he was quoted as saying by Antara in Sleman, Thursday, April 29.

However, for the time being, according to him, the target was still just an expression of the enthusiasm of the Ummah Party management.

"Two digits is our term for optimism, of course it means above 10 percent and above, yes," said Amien Rais' son-in-law.

The younger generation, said Ridho, would be the main target to be recruited as cadres of the party.

According to him, the party that was just declared was open and ready to embrace all circles. Not only exclusively for Muslim cadres, but also for non-Muslims.

However, he admitted that based on the results of communication with most of the PICs in the regions, the recruitment of cadres from the Islamic community organization base was still a mainstay.

A number of figures who have joined, such as former UN General Chair MS Kaban and Neno Warisman, according to him, have further added to the belief that the party will be able to recruit more cadres in the future.

"Like Mbak Neno, he chaired various organizations where there were party people in it too. I am sure that this could be a consideration to join us," he said.

Ridho also ensured that the Ummat Party gave equal opportunities to all cadres to serve as administrators, even party leaders without prioritizing Amien Rais' family or close friends.

"It has been conveyed in an internal forum, it really doesn't matter. In fact, in the future if there are candidates and there is a moment of replacement (party leadership) if they are considered capable, they are welcome," said Ridho, who was previously active as a lecturer at the UII Informatics Engineering Department.

Towards the 2024 General Election, he continued, the party bearing the tauhid shield logo will still concentrate on completing party registration as a legal entity with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkum HAM).

He targets that the legal process as a new party will be completed in the next 1 month to 2 months.