NasDem: One Round Presidential Election Impossible

NasDem Party Politician Ahmad Sahroni. BETWEEN/Hendri Sukma Indrawan

JAKARTA - NasDem Party politician Ahmad Sahroni said it was impossible for the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections (Pilpres) to only be one round.

"I said on this date, there will never be a one-round presidential election," said Sahroni as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, November 10.

Sahroni said this when responding to Gerindra politician Andre Rosiade's statement who believed Prabowo-Gibran could win one round because various surveys stated that Prabowo-Gibran's electability was above 40 percent on average.

According to Ahmad Sahroni, the results of the 2024 General Election will only be determined after voting on February 14, 2024.

"Don't finally talk about the process. The election hasn't started to show that the candidate A won," said Sahroni.

He emphasized that the democratic party next year should be a place to compete in ideas and programs.

"The most important thing is that we fight together in a more professional and modern way," said Sahroni.

According to a survey by Poltracking Indonesia, Prabowo-Gibran's electability in the November survey rose 9.5 percent from the September 2023 survey period which was recorded at 30.7 percent. The increase was also inscribed by the Anies-Muhaimin pair by 6 percent, but the Ganjar-Mahfud pair fell 1.5 percent.

The results of the Indonesian Poltracking survey from 28 October to 3 November 2023 stated that Prabowo-Gibran was 40.2 percent superior, Ganjar-Mahfud 30.1 percent, and Anies-Muhaimin 24.4 percent.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has received registration for three presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2024 presidential election, namely Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar, Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud Md., and Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

The Anies-Muhaimin pair was promoted by the NasDem Party, the National Awakening Party (PKB), the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), and the Ummah Party.

The pair Ganjar-Mahfuddiusung by the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) of Struggle, the United Development Party (PPP), the Indonesian Unity Party (Perindo), and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura).

Meanwhile, the Prabowo-Gibrandiusung pair by the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), the Golkar Party (Golkar), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Democratic Party, the Crescent Star Party (PBB), the Indonesian People's Wave Party (Gelora), the Garda Party of the Republic of Indonesia (Garuda), and the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), as well as the People's Fair and Prosperous Party (Prima).