The Airlangga-Andika Perkasa Duet Is Considered Difficult To Materialize, Golkar Is Recommended To Collaborate With Anies Baswedan

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JAKARTA - The Golkar Party is looking for a vice presidential candidate (cawapres) to accompany General Chair Airlangga Hartarto to run for the 2024 presidential election. Recently, the name of the TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa has become one of the candidates as Airlangga's running mate. In response to this, Political Observer from Al-Azhar University Indonesia, Ujang Komaruddin, doubts that the Airlangga-Andika duo will materialize.

"The Airlangga-Andika duet is difficult to happen," said Ujang, Wednesday, January 12.

Not without reason, Andika's figure is considered inappropriate because he cannot boost Airlangga's electability, which is still minimal. In various survey institutions, Airlangga's electability is stuck at 8 percent.

It would be better, said Ujang, for Airlangga to find another person to be his running mate as vice president.

"Airlangga's vice presidential candidate should be a figure who has high electability to fill Airlangga's weakness," he said.

According to Ujang, Airlangga should cooperate with the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo or the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan. This is because they are always included in the top 3 national surveys. Especially Anies, who doesn't have a party.

"Airlangga's vice presidential candidate must be a figure who has high electability. Like Anies or Ganjar," he said. Previously, the chairman of the Golkar Party DPP Dave Akbarshah Fikarno Laksono, stated that his party was open to any figure to be paired with Airlangga Hartarto in the 2024 presidential election. Including the TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa .

"Yes, it (Airlangga-Andika) is indeed an interesting package, yes, but let's not rush it," said Dave when met at the Golkar Party DPP Office, West Jakarta, Tuesday, January 11.

Even so, the member of Commission I of the DPR realized that Andika had just been appointed Commander of the TNI. So let Andika focus on her task first.

"Pak Andika has only been the Commander in Chief for 2 months, so let him focus on completing his tasks first," he said.