Prabowo's Electability Is In Place, Gerindra Is Advised To Calculate Carefully In The 2024 Presidential Election

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party seems to have more mature calculations to bring back General Chair Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 presidential election.

This was stated by the Executive Director of Indonesia Political Opinion (IPO), Dedi Kurnia Syah, responding to the possibility of Gerindra carrying Prabowo Subianto, Sandiaga Uno, or other figures in 2024.

The reason is, despite winning in various survey institutions, the electability of the Indonesian defense minister tends to stagnate and even decline recently.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chairperson of the Gerindra Party Board of Trustees and Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, has continued to increase his electability.

"Prabowo is already in a very stagnant stage, while Sandiaga Uno is still quite dynamic and has the opportunity to leave Prabowo Subianto far away", said Dedi to VOI, Tuesday, October 5.

In the findings of the IPO itself on August 2-10, he continued, Sandiaga had left Prabowo both in terms of popularity and electability.

"This means that Gerindra must be really mature. If Gerindra re-submits Prabowo and no longer carries Sandiaga, the chances of losing are greater than carrying Sandiaga", explained Dedi.

Then, said Dedi, the trend in the 2024 presidential election is the trend of new figures. For example, Anies Baswedan, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), Erick Tohir, Ganjar Pranowo, are new names that in the public's mind have never entered a contest.

"If Prabowo is the only person who is the most senior in the arena of contestation, people tend to forget. And this is talking about data, meaning that there has been a downward trend towards Prabowo Subianto", explained Dedi.

So, he added, if Gerindra wants to think rationally, it would be much better now to propose another name other than Prabowo Subianto. At least, said Dedi, not at the last minute of the presidential announcement.

"The sooner, they better decide whether Sandiaga Uno will run or keep Prabowo Subianto", said Dedi.

"If I am asked for advice, I will propose Sandiaga Uno, more potential", he continued.

According to Dedi, the Gerindra Party should not force itself to re-nominate Prabowo Subianto. Because it is predicted that the general chairman will taste the defeat of the presidential election for the third time.

"That's right (don't force it, ed). If their goal is to win, I think Prabowo must give up the position of a presidential candidate. If his position is only to fulfill political desires, then go ahead, but above that number, Prabowo is no longer attractive to voters, especially in 2024", he said.