NasDem Is Considered To Be Extensive In Campaigning Anies For The 2024 Presidential Election If Jokowi Is Released From The Cabinet

Chairman of the NasDem Party Surya Paloh and President Jokowi at the opening of the NasDem Party Legislatof School in Pancoran, Jakarta on July 16, 2019. (Between-Desca L N)

Political communication observer at Esa Unggul University, M Jamiluddin Ritonga, assessed that President Jokowi's absence during the 11th anniversary of the NasDem Party indicates that the relationship between the two parties has been disrupted.

According to him, Jokowi should be able to congratulate the party created by Surya Paloh indirectly if he is being faced with busy as head of state.

"(Anies Declaration) seems to have made Jokowi ignore NasDem as one of the coalition parties supporting the government," said Jamiluddin, Monday, November 14.

The strained relationship after the NasDem Party declared Anies Baswedan as a presidential candidate in 2024.

Jamiluddin considers that the distant relationship should be followed up by releasing the NasDem Party from the coalition party supporting the government.

Efforts to make it clear by breaking away from the coalition, he continued, so that NasDem would be more flexible in campaigning for Anies towards the 2024 presidential election.

"For NasDem, if released from the coalition, it will make it more flexible in carrying Anies. NasDem no longer has a burden to bring Anies campaign throughout Indonesia," he concluded.