Winning In Pilgub, Mahyeldi Now Leads PKS West Sumatra

The Mayor of Padang, Mahyeldi, was elected as chairman of the West Sumatra Prosperous Justice Party for the period 2020-2025 (ANTARA)

PADANG - The mayor of Padang, Mahyeldi, was elected as the chairman of the West Sumatra Justice and Prosperity Party for the 2020-2025 period. The election of Mahyeldi who won the West Sumatra Pilgub was decided in the 5th Regional Conference in Padang.

"The election of Mahyeldi along with the PKS Regional Level Leadership Council in West Sumatra is the result of the aspirations of cadres in West Sumatra," said the Head of the West Sumatra PKS Regional Advisory Council, Irsyad Syafar, in Padang as quoted by Antara, Sunday, December 27.

In addition to the appointment of the general chairman of the West Sumatra PKS DPW, the Deputy Chairperson of the West Sumatra PKS DPW, Ulyadi Yesmar, General Secretary of the West Sumatra PKS DPW, Rahmat Saleh, Umu Treasurer, West Sumatra DPW PKS was also elected. Muhammad Ridwan and the West Sumatra DPW PKS Cadre, Mulyadi.

In addition, the Chairman of the West Sumatra PKS Regional Advisory Council, Irsyad Syafar, Secretary of the West Sumatra PKS Regional Advisory Council, Mockhlasin.

Then the Chairperson of the West Sumatra PKS Sharia Council, Zuladli and the West Sumatra PKS Regional Sharia Council Secretary, Donis Satria.

The 5th Muswil PKS is conducted simultaneously nationally via the internet network with all DPW in 34 provinces.

In this Muswil, a decision was made on the target for the vote acquisition for the 2024 General Election in West Sumatra, namely by achieving a vote of over 20 percent and winning the General Election in West Sumatra.

Syafar considered this figure to be reasonable, because PKS was able to maintain its cadres as governor for the third time, plus PKS's vote acquisition in the 2019 Election was already 14 percent.

"So to achieve the target vote above 20 percent, God willing, it is realistic," he said.