Praise Airlangga And KIB's Commitment To Promote Internal Presidential Candidates, Researcher Siti Zuhro: This Encourages The Best Cadres To Be More Enthusiastic

The inauguration of the United Indonesia Coalition, which marks the collaboration between the Golkar Party, PAN, and PPP to welcome the 2024 General Election. (Special)

JAKARTA - Main Expert Researcher of the National Innovation Research Agency (BRIN), Siti Zuhro suggested that the presidential candidates promoted in the 2024 election come from political party cadres.

According to him, presidential candidates should not only take advantage of the electability and popularity of figures. Zuhro said that political parties must become the regeneration and promotion of national figures.

"Why is it so difficult to establish a political party if it fails solely in carrying out the regeneration and promotion of cadres on a merit system," said Zuhro in a written statement in Jakarta, Tuesday, June 14.

He praised the determination of the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) which is committed to prioritizing internal cadres as candidates to be carried in the 2024 presidential election.

This BRIN research professor assessed that the commitment of Golkar, PAN, and PPP could encourage the spirit of cadres at the grassroots to work hard to fight for their own cadres.

According to him, by bringing in his own cadres, the process of cadre of KIB member parties can run well.

"The determination and energy are very positive. This can encourage the best cadres to be more enthusiastic, while at the same time improving the cadre regeneration and promotion system seriously," said Zuhro.

Siti Zuhro assesses that KIB has no shortage of figures to be promoted as presidential or vice presidential candidates in 2024. In fact, according to him, the three general chairmen of the political parties initiating KIB are currently also worthy candidates. The three were Golkar chairman Airlangga Hartarto, PAN chairman Zulkifli Hasan, and PPP chairman Suharso Monoarfa.

“Airlangga is a genuine Golkar Party cadre. Likewise with Zulhas PAN and Suharso PPP. Each of them is a seasoned and experienced politician," he said.

Zuhro is optimistic that they are quite prospective if they are promoted as presidential or vice presidential candidates in 2024 because they have different target voters.

"Each of them also has its own market share. So if you are serious about being nominated, the possibility is also quite prospective," he said.

In particular, Zuhro assessed that Airlangga Hartarto's leadership in Golkar was solid. Under Airlangga's leadership, the party bearing the banyan tree was quieter and did not receive discordant voices from the public.

According to Zuhro, the position of Airlangga and the Golkar party in the era of Joko Widodo's administration is important because they have succeeded in determining the success of the government.

Furthermore, Siti Zuhro also said that the success or failure of leading Airlangga's Golkar party will be proven through the results of the 2024 General Election. Both the legislative and presidential elections in 2024.

"Will the number of seats in the DPR RI increase and be able to win the presidential election and the 2022 regional head election," said Siti Zuhro.