Observer: The Airlangga-Ganjar Duet Will Wither Before It Develops

JAKARTA - Volunteer of Widya Chandra (Wichan) Axis will declare the pair Airlangga Hartarto and Ganjar Pranowo to run in the 2024 presidential election.

Political communication observer at Esa Unggul University, M. Jamiluddin Ritonga, assessed that the Airlangga-Ganjar duo had the potential to be promoted in the 2024 presidential election. Because Airlangga has the Golkar Party boat which has the second most seats in Senayan.

"On paper, the Golkar Party only needs to invite one medium party to carry the Airlangga-Ganjar duet," said Jamiluddin in Jakarta, Monday, October 4.

On the other hand, he continued, Ganjar with relatively high electability could become the coffers of votes. At least, said Jamil, Ganjar could cover Airlangga's low electability.

"The problem is, this duet is indeed not comparable in electability. It's possible that the electability can still be hoisted, while Airlangga seems to have stuck," he said.

According to him, Airlangga with the position of General Chair of Golkar and serving as a minister should have relatively high electability. But in reality, survey results from credible survey institutions show that Airlangga's electability is very low.

This means, said Jamil, that Airlangga's selling value is indeed low. So, despite intense campaigning, Airlangga's electability does not seem to be going up significantly.

"Therefore, the Airlangga-Ganjar duet will be difficult for other parties to see. Because the chances of winning will be small in the 2024 presidential election," he explained.

Jamiluddin assesses that political parties will certainly carry a pair that has a chance to win. Meanwhile, he said, the Airlangga-Ganjar duet on paper did not seem to fulfill this.

"So, it seems that the Airlangga-Ganjar duo will find it difficult to get a boat, apart from Golkar. Therefore, there is a possibility that this duo will wither before they develop," said Jamiluddin Ritonga.

Previously, Widya Chandra Axis (Wichan) Volunteer for Airlangga Hartarto-Gandjar Pranowo (GAGA) immediately declared this pair. Wichan considers the pair to be able to bring Indonesia to a better direction.

Airlangga Hartarto is the General Chair of the Golkar Party DPP who is also the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, while Ganjar Pranowo, the PDIP DPP Administrator, is the Governor of Central Java for two terms.

"In our opinion, this duo (Volunteers Poros Wichan) is the best partner, capable of leading Indonesia forward. We are optimistic that the public will choose it," said Deputy Chairperson of GAGA's Wichan Volunteers for Indonesia Azis Umar in a written statement to reporters, Sunday, October 3.