Ganjar-Mahfud Will Campaign From East And West Indonesia

Ganjar Pranowo (IST)

PONTIANAK - Candidate pair number 3 Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud Md have prepared campaign plans from western and eastern Indonesia with the endpoint in the central region of Indonesia.

However, neither Ganjar nor Mahfud have yet to speak about which cities will start or finish the national campaign series.

"Yes, God willing, I will prepare, maybe from the east, Mr. Mahfud from the west. Maybe we will meet in the middle. Yes, basically from easternmost and westernmost Indonesia," said Ganjar after attending the Healthy Gymnastics event in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Sunday.

However, Ganjar was reluctant to comment on whether his team had prepared a special strategy in his campaign.

When asked about the election target in West Kalimantan, Ganjar said it would first be met with the supporting parties, volunteers and community groups.

"All supporting parties will discuss including regional voices and volunteers including community groups. We will submit quantities, but the important thing is that friends can be united, they can move together," he said.

Furthermore, Ganjar also hopes that the election can run smoothly and that none of the people of West Kalimantan will abstain and are willing to exercise their right to vote for presidential and vice presidential candidates according to their conscience.

"So that the election process runs smoothly on voting day, they all exercise their voting rights," said Ganjar.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has received registrations for three pairs of candidates for president and vice president 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 Ganjar-Mahfud pair was promoted by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), the United Development Party (PPP), the Indonesian Unity Party (Perindo), and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura).

Meanwhile, the Prabowo-Gibran pair was promoted 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) who did not qualify to participate in the 2024 General Election.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has determined that the election campaign period will take place from 28 November 2023 to 10 February 2024, while the voting is scheduled to be held on 14 February 2024.