NasDem Has 267 Candidates In Pilkada, Targets 80 Percent Of Victory

KPU / Irfan Building (VOI)

JAKARTA - Secretary General of the DPP NasDem Party Jhonny G. Plate said that his party supported and supported 267 regional head candidates at the provincial and district / city levels in the 2020 Pilkada.

This was formalized in the determination of regional head candidate pairs today at the provincial and district / city KPU offices that are holding the 2020 simultaneous regional elections.

"In the 2020 simultaneous regional elections, the Nasdem Party carries out and supports 267 candidates for governor, deputy governor, regent, deputy regent, mayor, deputy mayor, from 270 regional head elections," said Plate in a virtual press conference, Wednesday, September 23. .

That means, Nasdem does not nominate candidates in the three regions. Plate explained that the prospective candidates in the three regions recommended by Nasdem did not comply with the requirements stipulated in the statutory regulations.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Nasdem DPP for Election Winning, Prananda Surya Paloh, said that his party had a target of winning the 2020 Pilkada by 80 percent.

"The target of winning the Nasdem Party in the simultaneous regional elections in 2020 is 80 percent of the 267 Pilkada that the Nasdem Party participated in," said Prananda.

Prananda said Nasdem could be confident in having a high winning target due to a reflection of the previous regional head election process, namely in 2015, 2017 and 2018.

"In 2015, 2017 and 2018, the Nasdem Party was always in the top 3 winners of the most Pilkada," said Prananda.

In addition, the 2020 Pilkada has also become the foundation for the Nasdem Party to achieve its target in the 2024 election.

"The 2020 Pilkada is a media for consolidation as well as a test as to the consistency of the Nasdem party in fighting for better change, carrying out restoration, so that a just and prosperous society can be realized as a constitutional mandate," he explained.