Welcomed By AHY In Cikeas, Cak Imin Sapa SBY: Assalamualaikum Sir, Healthy?

Chairman of the Democrats AHY welcomed the arrival of the Chairman of PKB Cak Imin at Puri Cikeas, Bogor, Wednesday, May 3 evening. (Between)

JABAR - Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) welcomed the arrival of PKB General Chair Muhaimin Iskandar alias Cak Imin at Puri Cikeas, Bogor, Wednesday, May 3 evening.

Cak Imin and the PKB elite arrived at the residence of the Chairman of the Democratic Party High Council, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), at around 19.30 WIB, and was immediately greeted by AHY and several Democratic central administrators.

The two general chairmen of the political party greeted the media crew at SBY's home pavilion before they finally entered SBY's private library, which was the meeting place.

In front of the library, SBY was waiting for Cak Imin and his PKB entourage to arrive. The two exchanged greetings and greetings, then kissed each other on the right and left cheeks.

"Assalamualaikum sir, healthy?" Cak Imin said to SBY.

"You have to always be healthy," said SBY in reply to Cak Imin's greeting.

"Awet is young too," said the PKB chairman to the Chairman of the Democratic High Council.

The meeting between SBY, AHY, and Cak Imin, as well as the central board of the two parties, is scheduled to last for approximately 1 hour.

During the meeting, SBY, who is the Chairman of the Democratic Party's High Council, and Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, was accompanied by Secretary General of Democrats Teuku Riefky, General Treasurer Renville Antonio, Chairman of the Democratic Party's DPP Communications and Strategic Agency Herzaky Mahendra Putra, and Secretary of the High Council of the Democratic Party Andi Alfian Mallarangeng.

From PKB, Cak Imin was accompanied by Deputy Chairperson of PKB Jazilul Fawaid, Secretary General of PKB Hasanuddin Wahid, Chairman of the PKB DPP for Millennials Faisol Reza, and Chairman of the PKB DPP for Kominfo Ahmad Iman Sukri.

Head of the Democratic Strategic Communications Agency, who is also the Coordinator of Spokesperson Herzaky Mahendra Putra before the meeting to convey the friendship between high-ranking PKB and Democrats in Cikeas is an effort to maintain communication ahead of the 2024 General Election (Pemilu).

"Democrats and PKB continue to establish friendship and communication as an important capital to maintain national cohesion for the sake of realizing democratic elections, as well as being free from intervention, intimidation, and fraud," said Herzaky, quoted by Antara.

Several political party officials took advantage of the Eid moment to stay in touch and explore opportunities to work together for the presidential and presidential elections in 2024.

Registration for presidential and vice presidential candidates is scheduled to take place from 19 October 2023 to 25 November 2023.

Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections (UU Pemilu) regulates that pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates are proposed by political parties or coalitions of political parties participating in elections that meet the requirements for obtaining seats of at least 20 percent of the total seats in the DPR or obtaining 25 percent of valid votes nationally in the previous election for members of the DPR.

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 support from the Indonesian House of Representatives. Candidate pairs can also be promoted by political parties or a combination of political parties participating in the 2019 Election, with a total valid vote acquisition of at least 34,992,703 votes.