Blusukan To Sumatra To Win 1 Round, Gibran Gives A Message To Party Cadres About Massive Hoax Attacks

Candidate for vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka (central) reminded political party cadres at the consolidation event of the North Sumatra Advanced Indonesia Coalition/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Candidates for vice president from the Indonesia Maju Coalition Gibran Rakabuming Raka focused on blusukan to the island of Sumatra to target winning the 2024 presidential election one round. "Like last week we went to Lampung, Palembang, Bangka Belitung. This week we went to Jambi, to Toba (North Sumatra) and today we are in Medan who received a very extraordinary response," said Gibran in Medan, Antara, Sunday, November 19. Prabowo Subianto's presidential candidate pair continued that the population on the island of Java was the key to winning every presidential election. However, that does not mean that his party has ruled out the votes from 10 provinces in Sumatra, namely Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung, Bengkulu, and Lampung. "People say Java is the key, but Sumatra is unforgettable," he said. Gibran also left a message to all party cadres who are members of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition, especially in North Sumatra, that currently many attacks tend to slander. "We are being attacked by hoaxes, negative news. I suggest we not respond, just let it go. Just smile. If there is bad survey news, we have to work even harder. If the survey is good, there is no need to smile," he said. His party also always emphasizes that there are no new changes or directions related to development on the island of Sumatra, especially in North Sumatra. "There is sustainability and improvement. Now residents in Medan have felt the positive impact of the trans Sumatra toll road. It's not all connected yet, yes, it was necessary to sustain and improve," explained Gibran. The General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia on Monday (13/11), appointed three pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates to participate in the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections (Pilpres). The results of the draw and determination of the number of participants for the 2024 presidential election in Jakarta, Tuesday (14/11), Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar pair number 1, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka number 2, and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud Md serial number 3.

The KPU has also set a campaign period from November 28, 2023 to February 10, 2024, then the voting schedule will be on February 14, 2024.