Golkar Prepares Post-Vocational Political Strategy For Ganjar Pranowo As A Presidential Candidate By PDI-P

Chairman of the Golkar Party Airlangga Hartarto at the Ainul Hikmah Mosque, Golkar Party DPP Office, Jakarta. (photo: dock. intermediate)

JAKARTA - The general chairman of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, admitted that he would prepare a political strategy after Lebaran following the PDI-P decision that brought Ganjar Pranowo as a candidate for president (candidate) for the 2024 election. "First, we are now in the atmosphere of Eid. Let's widen first, apologize for each other. After that, we just build politics again," said Airlangga at the Ainul Hikmah Mosque, Golkar Party DPP Office, Jakarta, Saturday, April 22. According to him, each party has its own presidential candidate. For this reason, Airlangga did not question Ganjar's appointment. "Each party has its own presidential candidate, it's normal," said Airlangga, quoted by Antara. Airlangga revealed that Golkar has decided to carry himself as a presidential candidate for the 2024 presidential election through the 2019 National Conference (Munas). He also congratulated Ganjar Pranowo who was appointed as a presidential candidate from PDIP.

"Congratulations, because the PDI-P has decided (Ganjar as a candidate for president). If Golkar has been decided in the last National Conference. This is only part of each political party", said Airlangga.The registration of candidates for presidential and vice-presidential candidates is scheduled for October 19 to November 25, 2023.Based on Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections (UU Elections), pairs of presidential and vice-presidential candidates are proposed by political parties or coalitions of political parties participating in the election who meet the requirements for obtaining seats of at least 20 percent of the nationally valid votes or obtaining 25 percent of seats for DPR members in the previous elections. Currently, there are 575 seats in parliament, so that pairs of presidential and vice-presidential candidates in the 2024 presidential election must have at least 115 seats in the DPR RI. It is also possible that candidate pairs are promoted by political parties or coalition of political parties participating in the 2019 Election with a total valid vote acquisition of at least 34,992,703 votes.