Value Observer Puan Wants Jusuf Kalla To Persuade Golkar To Join Ganjar

Golkar senior politician Jusuf Kalla and PDIP DPP chairman Puan Maharani met on Jalan Brawijaya, South Jakarta, Wednesday 4 October. (Nailin-VOI)

Political observer from Airlangga University (Unair), Airlangga Pribadi assessed that the political safari carried out by the Chairman of the PDI-P (PDIP) DPP Puan Maharani to senior Golkar Party in order to take influence by the two figures. Puan is known to meet Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and Jusuf Kalla (JK).

According to him, the two senior party figures bearing the banyan tree are still considered to have an internal influence on Golkar. He considered that Puan and PDIP wanted to take advantage of JK's influence to persuade Golkar General Chair Airlangga Hartarto to switch to support Ganjar Pranowo.

However, Airlangga acknowledged that the opportunity was very small because Golkar had taken a position to join the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) and support the future presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto. However, as long as it has not been registered with the KPU, the dynamics of national politics can still change.

"It depends on the offer given by PDIP. The highest offer is to open the room for General Chairperson of Golkar Airlangga to become vice presidential candidate from Ganjar," he said in a statement, Thursday, October 5.

In addition, he said, PDIP is also considered to have used the influence of JK to be able to vote in eastern Indonesia. This is because JK as the former General Chair of influential figures in eastern Indonesia.

The issue of joining JK as the Ganjar National Winning Team (TPN) strengthened after Puan visited the residence of the figure who had served as vice president twice. Ganjar himself said he was happy if JK was willing to join the TPN.

"If I wish, I would be happy," said Ganjar while visiting the Luhur Al-Tsaqafah Islamic Boarding School in Jakarta, Thursday, October 5 evening.

According to Ganjar, the meeting between Puan Maharani and Jusuf Kalla will make democracy in Indonesia even more fluid.

"If you meet all the current figures, the democratic party is fun," he said.

On the other hand, Spokesperson for the 10th and 12th vice presidents of the Republic of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla (JK), Husein Abdullah, acknowledged the PDIP's hope that JK would join the TPN Ganjar Pranowo to symbolize Jusuf Kalla as a statesman that the Indonesian nation still needed.

This was in response to the statement of PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto who gave a signal that former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla would join TPN Ganjar Pranowo.

"Mr. Hasto's hope is actually very symbolic. Pak Hasto may want to say that Mr. JK in his capacity as a statesman, his thoughts and actions are still needed by this nation," he said.