Is Gibran More Realistic To Go For Jakarta Governor Election 2024?

Gibran Rakabuming Raka (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The eldest son of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) Gibran Rakabuming Raka is now said to have the opportunity to advance in the DKI Jakarta Pilgub following in the footsteps of his father's political career. Gibran managed to take a political step after winning the Solo Pilkada with Teguh Prakosa.

The mayor of Surakarta responded to the emergence of Gibran's name stepping forward to DKI, FX Hadi Rudyatmo. For him it was too early to speak Gibran forward to DK

"It's too early to talk. It hasn't been inaugurated (as the mayor of Surakarta), 'ben has been installed sik' (so that first)," he said, Thursday, February 11.

But FX Rudy does not question the existence of this discourse.

"I would be happy if someone conveyed it like that. But as a party cadre who manages the PDIP of Solo City, if the province is the right of the DPP," he said.

Is it realistic if Gibran runs for the 2024 DKI governor election? PDI Perjuangan does not want to pretend. Apart from the 'tug-of-war' about the timing of the Pilkada, PDIP has an internal mechanism to determine who will be carried out in the next Pilkada, including the DKI Pilgub.

"There has been no political decision on when (the implementation of the follow-up elections, red). We also don't want to suppose, to be sure, the recruitment stage of our prospective candidate will go through. So, whoever can follow the mechanism, "said Gembong Warsono, the head of the PDIP faction at the DPRD, contacted by VOI, Friday, February 12

The mechanism referred to by Gembong is the selection of prospective candidates in the PDIP DPD. The names who pass at the DPD level will be discussed again at the central leadership council (DPP) level to make a decision.

"When it comes to cadres who want to be placed, that is one of the tasks of the political parties, to produce cadres to be placed. The question is, of course, preparation as a political party, so be ready for the political arena in DKI. The question of when (Pilkada implementation) is the domain of the DPR RI, we are just waiting for the political decisions to be decided by the DPR RI together with the government, "said Gembong.