Solo PAN Management Resigns After Supporting Gibran Loyalist Amien Rais?

Amien Rais (Foto: @amienraisofficial)

JAKARTA - The resignation of two DPD officials from the National Mandate Party (PAN) after PAN Ketum Zulkifli Hasan expressed his support for Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the Solo Pilkada, could be Amien Rais loyalists.

"I see that there are two camps in PAN. It could be that the one who resigned was Pak Amien's loyalist. Mr. Amien was a figure from PAN who was removed from his own party," said Universiatas Al-Azhar Political Observer Ujang Komarudin when contacted by VOI, Sunday, 16 August.

Moreover, those who withdrew were from regions loyal to Amien Rais. According to him, this incident also proved that there were divisions within the party because they were no longer in line with Zulkifli Hasan's leadership.

"There is already a split in PAN. It won't, but has happened. Moreover, Pak Amien wants to create a new party," he said.

According to Ujang, in PAN today there are also many who are not in line with Zulkifli Hasan, but they choose to be safe by supporting him because they have a position. For example, members of the DPR.

"There are those who choose to be safe. Because they have a position, they support Zulkifli Hasan rather than being problematic. Unless Amien Rais is a genuine loyalist, he will definitely choose to resign," he said.

Previously, two board members of the National Mandate Party (PAN) chose to resign after PAN Ketum Zulkifli Hasan expressed support for Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the Solo Pilkada. Support to Gibran was confirmed by the PAN elite as final.

The chairman of the Solo PAN DPD, Ahmad Safari, confirmed the resignation of two PAN Solo administrators. Both are the Chairperson of the Women's Empowerment Division, Siti Zulaikha and Deputy Chairperson of the Women's Cadre Division, Listyandari R.

Meanwhile, Zulkifli Hasan, when expressing support for Gibran, said that the son of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was worthy of being supported in the Solo Pilkada. Gibran was brought along with the vice mayor of Solo, Teguh Prakosa.

"We believe my estimate may be above 80 percent (winning in the 2020 Solo Pilkada, red), that's my estimate," said Zulkifli, Wednesday, August 12.