PPP Deputy: There Is No Reason For Us Not To Support Ganjar Pranowo As A Presidential Candidate

Ganjar Pranowo, a presidential candidate from PDIP. (photo: Twitter @ganjarpranowo ·)

JAKARTA - Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) of the United Development Party (PPP) Rusli Effendi said there was no reason for his party not to support Ganjar Pranowo's future presidential candidate (candidate). He said there were at least three reasons for PPP to support Ganjar Pranowo, namely from a personal, historical, and cultural side. From a personal point of view, Mr. Ganjar is a leader who processes from the social process of the DPR RI, he can be called the governor and then becomes president. He has competence, capacity, and accessibility," said Rusli during an interactive dialogue event at the Ganjar Pranowo Volunteer Aspiration House in Jakarta, Saturday, July 8.. Rusli also said Ganjar Pranowo is still relatively young compared to other presidential candidates so that he can be called representing the younger generation. Then he has innovation, we see in Central Java. He has many innovations, renewals if my term, he can carry out digitalization-based regional autonomy. This is interesting for Indonesia, which we have a demographic bonus. So it fits the future of Indonesia, Waketum PPP.Indonesia is predicted to receive demographic bonuses, which means that the age of productive citizens is more than the less productive one.' The demographic bonus is expected to occur in 2035. From this side, PPP has no reason for not supporting,' said Rusli. Second, Rusli conveyed the reason why PPP supports Ganjar Pranowo also for historical reasons, especially related to the working with PDI-P and PPP which has existed since at least 1997. The collaboration was also established when Ganjar was elected as Governor of Central Java with Gus Yasin as his representative.

“Kerja sama ini harus dilanjutkan menjadi presiden dan wakil presiden. Semoga wakilnya dari PPP,” kata dia.Terakhir, alasan ketiga PPP mendukung Ganjar karena kedekatan kultural. Istri Ganjar, Siti Atiqoh, merupakan anak tokoh kiai NU, yang juga pengurus PPP Purbalingga, Akhmad Musodik Supriyadi.“Jadi kedekatan emosional ini sudah sangat panjang karena itu bagi PPP, Pak Ganjar Pranowo adalah persaudaraan, meskipun tidak ada pertalian darah. Jadi ini kultur,” kata Rusli.Ganjar Pranowo, yang saat ini masih aktif sebagai Gubernur Jawa Tengah, diumumkan secara resmi sebagai calon presiden dari PDIP pada 21 April 2023. Ketua Umum PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri mengumumkan itu secara langsung pada Rapat DPP Partai Ke-140 Diperluas Tiga Pilar dengan agenda konsolidasi internal dan silaturahmi Idul Fitri 1444 H di Istana Batu Tulis, Bogor, Jawa Barat.PPP ikut mengumumkan secara resmi Ganjar Pranowo sebagai calon presiden mereka selepas Rapimnas Ke-5 di Yogyakarta pada 26 April 2023.