Gibran Couples Profile Photo With Ganjar, Support Code?

Gibran and Ganjar Pranowo (Photo: Twitter @gibran_tweet)

JAKARTA - Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka has again replaced his Instagram profile photo with Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo.

This sight suddenly made the public wonder whether Gibran supported Ganjar in his candidacy, considering that previously the eldest son of President Joko Widodo said that Solo people were full of codes.

Highlighting this, political observer Dedi Kurnia Syah said that in Javanese politics, the codes are not openly vulgar. According to him, with the intensity of Gibran installing the code twice, Ganjar was only limited to seniors and juniors.

"If these two people don't have a relevant relationship, it might have something to do with the presidential election. But what matters is the leader and the one being led, meaning Ganjar as governor, Gibran as mayor in the same province," said Dedi to VOI, Friday, November 12.

Therefore, according to him, in this context directing Gibran's support to Ganjar is not the right thing. This means that there are other interpretations that may be just a matter of profiling. In fact, he had even put up with the General Chairman of Golkar, Airlangga Hartarto.

"Under these conditions, Gibran, with his young political age, is not yet capable or productive in producing codes in the national political arena. This means that it is still flowing without any political orientation at all," said Dedi.

Although, he continued, on the other hand, for Ganjar or other figures, the installation of photos of the two of them in the public arena could be capitalized towards politics. Ganjar, said Dedi, could in this condition take advantage that he was included in a figure who might be considered close to the son of President Jokowi and fellow PDIP cadres.

"It's different if Gibran pairs with the Golkar chairman, from the party side he is not a cadre. From the subordinate side, Gibran is also outside the authority of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, so there are political nuances that arise. Moreover, Airlangga's arrival to Surakarta at that time was of course on two missions, one Coordinating Ministry activity one again the activities of the Golkar party, from there the political code can be embedded," explained Dedi.

Therefore, the Executive Director of the IPO considered that in Javanese politics, the code that emerged was just an illusion. "A lot of things happen behind the scenes," he said.

Dedi also considered that the installation of profile photos of Gibran and Ganjar had no slices that the president's son chose Ganjar as a presidential candidate, not Puan Maharani.

"I don't think there is, except in a political contestation that clearly states that Ganjar is a candidate for leader who is worthy of replacing his father, so that's another matter," said Dedi.

"But if the profile picture, then the narrative is not clear about the support, I don't think it ends there. And I think the Central Java PDIP is very solid, meaning that Ganjar might try to get that kind of momentum to surface so that it benefits Ganjar's name but if we count the votes, Ganjar and Puan still superior to Puan Maharani," he continued.

Simply put, added Dedi, Puan in PDIP is a figure who is mandated to guarantee victory in Central Java. "Getting votes in the governorship with Ganjar's coalition of political parties, compared to Puan who only has one electoral district, I believe that Puan will still win," said Dedi.