Refuses To Be Accompanied By Puan, Novel Bamukmin Proposes To Accompany Anies Baswedan In The 2024 Presidential Election

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (left) and Wasekjen PA 212 Novel Bamukmin (right). (doc. private)

JAKARTA - Wasekjen PA 212 Novel Bamukmin disagreed with the discourse of a duet between PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) DPP Chair Puan Maharani and DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres). Novel finally volunteered to be Anies' companion.

Novel thinks that Puan is not the right person beside Anies. He also proposed being a candidate for vice president (cawapres) to accompany Anies.

"So we communicated in the group, thank God they supported it, even from Dr. Haikal Hasan directly conveyed that for all 212 components, we must fight for a constitutional jihad, whether as a presidential candidate, as a vice presidential candidate, a legislative candidate, or a regent candidate, we must win seats for both of us. take part in politics," said Novel, quoted from the YouTube channel Refly Harun, Monday, May 2.

According to Novel, his experience as a preacher can be used as a basis for fighting against other candidates for presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2024 presidential election. It also helps Anies win constituents in many regions in Indonesia.

"My experience is also in the field of da'wah, I have a pulpit, I may travel all over Indonesia. I am also a media activist, a legal practitioner. At least I want to enforce the law torn apart, scholars are criminalized, justice is very unequal, so I am called, my master's education is easy I hope that in 2024 I will become a doctor," he said

Regarding political parties supporting the presidential and vice presidential candidates, Novel does not deny that it was his weakness in volunteering to be Anies' companion during the 2024 presidential election. The reason is that neither Anies nor Novel has a political party background.

It is known, to nominate candidates for president and vice president during the presidential election in Indonesia, at least a political party or a combination of political parties has a minimum of 20 percent of political seats in parliament or 25 percent of the number of valid votes from the previous election.

"The opinion test [testing the water] is possible if it meets the requirements, eligibility, or all of them," he said.

Knowing his shortcomings, Novel said he would approach political parties. The final decision on whether or not to become the vice presidential candidate for Anies, Novel left it entirely to the party's decision.

"Later, we can visit the party, get in touch, communicate properly or not, depending on the party," he said.

As for the discourse that Novel rejected, Puan Maharani said that she was open to all possibilities in the presidential election. Puan said she did not question who she was paired with in the political dynamics that continued to develop ahead of the 2024 democratic party.

"It's possible [the Anies-Puan duet], nothing is impossible in politics. All these dynamics can happen. Well, we'll just have to see next year how the story goes," said Puan in Bali during an interview on television on Wednesday, March 23.