JAKARTA - General Chairperson of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto is diligent on political safaris at the moment of Eid 2022. Starting from visiting the General Chair of the PDI-P (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputeri, East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, to Habib Lutfi. Political communication observer at Esa Unggul University According to Jamiluddin Ritonga, Prabowo's political safari is evidence that the Minister of Defense is ready to run in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres).
The gathering indicated that Prabowo needed the support of a number of figures so that he could walk smoothly in the contestation of the five-year democratic party.
"Visits to Islamic boarding schools in East Java (East Java) and Central Java (Central Java) are a strong indication that Prabowo is ready for his 2024 candidacy. The two provinces were deliberately visited at least to strengthen support for him," said Jamiluddin in Jakarta, Sunday, May 8.
Prabowo's visit to the two provinces reflected the results of Prabowo's vote when he ran for the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections. Jamiluddin said the influential pesantren in East Java and Central Java could increase Prabowo's electability.
According to him, Prabowo does not want to repeat his defeat in East Java and Central Java in the 2024 presidential election. "At least the increase in electability can be obtained from NU (Nahdlatul Ulama) residents in East Java and Central Java, who in the previous presidential election preferred Joko Widodo," he said.
Furthermore, Jamiluddin explained Prabowo's efforts to increase electability in East Java, one of which was taking the time to visit Khofifah. He assessed that Prabowo needed to get support from Khofifah because the number one figure in East Java was indeed influential and rooted in nahdliyin residents.
"So, if Khofifah can be invited to be part of the carriage, then Prabowo hopes that his electability in East Java will be smooth. This is needed so that Prabowo in the 2024 presidential election can win in East Java," said Jamiluddin.
Meanwhile, in Central Java, Prabowo deliberately went on a safari to a kiai who had great influence. The reason, he said, is that Prabowo's chances of getting support from the nahdliyin are more likely than visiting nationalist figures. "Moreover, Central Java has been synonymous with being the political base of PDIP," he concluded.
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