Golkar Optimism In Facing The 2024 General Election Increased After Ridwan Kamil Wearing A Yellow Jas

General Chairmen of Golkar Airlangga Hartarto and Ridwan Kamil (Photo: Nailin In Saroh/VOI)

JAKARTA - Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto is optimistic about facing the 2024 General Election after West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil joined his party. He believes he can reap a lot of votes, including in the province. "God willing, the Golkar Party is optimistic," said Airlangga in Jakarta, Wednesday, January 18. Airlangga said the votes of his party in West Java are getting better. Likewise in other areas. Furthermore, Airlangga said that Ridwan Kamil's anchor to the Golkar Party also showed inclusiveness. Anyone who wants to join in a yellow shirt, he said, will be accepted. "Who wants to enter Golkar, we will give the opportunity. Who wants to be a Golkar candidate is given the opportunity," he said. The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs also stated that all party officials welcomed Ridwan Kamil's presence. Moreover, he is considered to have performed well during his tenure. In fact, Ridwan is considered to have fallen in love with his party and has a close relationship. "The important thing is first Mr. RK," he said. "The closeness is very long. More than a year," continued Airlangga. As previously reported, Ridwan Kamil received the Golkar Party's membership card (KTA) on Wednesday, January 18. This governor then immediately got a strategic position as Deputy General Chair (Waketum) in the field of Raising Voters and Winning the Golkar Party Election. Meanwhile, Ridwan Kamil ensured that he would comply with the party's decision. He is ready to win Airlangga Hartarto as president in 2024. "I am a fatsun against organizational decisions, so I will narrate the party's decisions regarding Pak Airlangga as a presidential candidate everywhere," said Ridwan at the Golkar DPP office, Jakarta.