Call Polarization Usually Occurs In Elections, Anies: What's Important Is To Keep It From Being A Split

Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and Anies Baswedan at the DPP Democrat Office (Nailin In Saroh/VOI)

JAKARTA - The presidential candidate (Readpres) for the Change Coalition, Anies Baswedan, said that polarization or division of society due to political contestation usually occurs in the General Election (Pemilu). However, according to him, the polarization must be maintained so that it does not become a conflict that leads to divisions. Initially, Anies assessed that all elements of the nation needed to be aware of the polarization in a political contestation, both in the elections, legislative elections, and in the presidential election. “In my opinion, it is important for us to realize that in every political contest there must be polarization. It is impossible not to be in that contest, ” said Anies during the Dialogue on Ideas with the Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) at the DPP Democratic Party, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Thursday, March 2. The former governor of DKI Jakarta then touched on the British Exit phenomenon, in which Britain left the EU unit. Anies said, at that time there was a massive polarization due to Britain's attitude and decision. Meanwhile, in the national political segmentation, he continued, the issue of polarization adjusts to the conditions in their respective regions. " “ If those in the contestation are male and female, the issue of gender is definitely the dominant. If in the contestation it is ethnicity, Batak, Sunda, Minahasa Java, it must be ethnic issues that arise," he explained. “ If in the Pilkada between the sons and sons outside the region, the issue of regional men arises. If in the election one of the Islamic religions one Christian must have been a religious issue, "” added Anies. Therefore, Anies assessed that polarization is a common thing in the political process. It's just that, he said, this polarization should not trigger the division of the nation. "Jadi itu adalah sesuatu polarisasi yang biasa terjadi. Yang penting polarisasi itu dijaga, tidak menjadi friksi tidak menjadi konflik apalagi menjadi perbedahan,” kata Anies.