2 Important Considerations The Version Of PDIP Observer Will Not Announce A Presidential Candidate On June 1

Chairperson of the PDIP DPP Megawati Soekarnoputri (VOI/PDIP DPP)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has stated that it will not announce a presidential candidate (candidate) at the Bung Karno Stadium (GBK) on June 1. Political analyst and Executive Director of the Indonesia Political Review, Ujang Komarudin, said he had suspected that PDIP would not rush in announcing the name of the presidential candidate who would contest the 2024 presidential election. "I suspect, because there is a preliminary phenomenon or prediction that it will not be announced in yesterday's anniversary, when last June 2022, the PDIP Rakernas will also announce the presidential candidate but the fact is that it is empty," Ujang told VOI, Wednesday, January 11. Even the issue of PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri will surprise the 50th Anniversary of the PDIP yesterday. According to Ujang, there are two things that are predicted to be the reason Megawati has not announced the name of the presidential candidate in her pocket. "On January 10, I predict that there will not be an announcement and the exact (prediction) will not be announced. The reason is, one, the factor has not yet been resolved. Internal problems," said Ujang. The internal factor, continued Ujang, is that PDIP has two candidates to be proposed as presidential candidates in 2024. They are DPR Speaker Puan Maharani and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo. "In the internal there is a twin sun, there is Puan, there is Ganjar, it also needs a separate consolidation related to it within the PDIP. Even though the prerogative is in Megawati's hands, Megawati wants to ensure that when supporting Puan or Ganjar, PDIP remains solid, that's the first thing," explained Ujang. Second, PDIP will always play in last minutes or at the end of registration with the KPU. This was done by PDIP so that political opponents could not read the steps of the bull party from an early age. "Because if it is announced from an early age, Puan or Ganjar tends to be prosecuted by political opponents," he explained. The political observer from Al Azhar University in Indonesia then alluded to NasDem who declared Anies Baswedan earlier. Until now, Anies has received a 'filling' from his political opponents. "Therefore, PDIP knows and understands very well that it will be announced long ago that it will face the risk of dismantling, beating and decaying political opponents. So waiting for the right momentum, the momentum can be on June 1, before registration in August or September 2023. June to September is a short time, so last minute too," said Ujang. Previously, the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto said the announcement of the PDIP presidential candidate (candidate) would not be delivered on June 1. The event at the Bung Karno Stadium (GBK) was only for consolidation. "On June 1, we will hold a Trisakti move from Bung Karno to be carried out on that date," Hasto told reporters after the peak of the PDIP 50th Anniversary commemoration at JiExpo Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, January 10. While the announcement of the presidential candidate, Hasto said, he was still waiting for momentum. "It will be done at another momentum," he said. "June 1 is more about affirmation. In the affirmation of the ideological path, in the philosophy. When we implement Pancasila in the country's political policy, the basis for the philosophy agreed in BPUPKI is more there," continued Hasto. PDIP memastikan acara di GBK bakal dilakukan. Bahkan, sudah ada tim yang ditugas untuk mengurus kegiatan itu. "We immediately assigned a team to contact the GBK manager to plotted - order June 1 as Bung Karno Trisakti's CEO," he said.