The Situation Is Different From 2019, PDIP Is Said To Have A Chance To Win In West Java In The 2024 Election

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JAKARTA - The chairman of the DPR who is also the chairman of the PDIP DPP, Puan Maharani, is determined to rediscover West Java in the 2024 election.

This was said by Puan while attending a party consolidation event in Cirebon City, West Java, Monday, July 4.

Responding to Puan's statement, the Executive Director of Indonesia Political Opinion (IPO) Dedi Kurnia Syah assessed that PDIP's victory in West Java was not impossible in the upcoming 2024 General Election. This is because the situation is different from the 2019 general election, where in the 2020 regional election the bull party was able to win high votes.

"West Java has a different anomaly for the PDIP, although in the 2019 election including the 2019 presidential election, the PDIP did not get good enough votes. But we see in the 2020 election, the PDIP has a place. This means that the defeat of the PDIP in West Java is more about the contestation factor for the presidential election, not the election. political parties," said Dedi to VOI, Tuesday, July 5.

In the IPO survey notes in the latest period, Dedi explained, PDIP actually occupies the top position in West Java. Even at the time the survey was conducted, West Java experienced turmoil with the statement by PDIP politician Arteria Dahlan about the Sundanese language even though PDIP was still the highest.

"So I think Puan Maharani is talking about reddening West Java, she is not talking only in a political context, she is talking in the context of consolidation which may be based on research data. After all, PDIP is a strong political party both in regional and national contexts," he explained.

Moreover, continued Dedi, after the PDIP National Working Meeting when Chairperson Megawati ordered Puan specifically to establish communication with prospective coalition partners. So that Puan's visit to West Java to this day is a form of consolidation to motivate the cadres below.

"I think the visit was supported by a place that became its main base in Central Java. Starting from Cirebon, Brebes to Cilacap, that was the basis of the PDIP. Of course, it is very likely that it will be converted into the base of Puan Maharani," he explained.

Therefore, Dedi considered that there was nothing wrong with Puan's statement. It can't even be considered against the condition because PDIP managed to beat Golkar, where the party wants to dominate in West Java.

"The record is in the 2020 Pilkada. If the current conditions are with Puan's intensity in guarding her cage in West Java, I think the 2024 PDIP opportunity to gain votes in West Java will be quite successful. Moreover, the situation is different after 2019, where Prabowo Subianto entered the government carriage. Then Prabowo was considered not to be again representing groups that used to have sentiments in West Java," explained Dedi.

"For example, the 212 movement, it used to be very strong, even the biggest contributor was West Java. Now Prabowo is no longer considered a representative of them. With the current situation, I think the people of West Java will return to political figures who are politically consistent, of course the choice is Madam or PDI-P," he concluded