Campaign For The First Day Of The Presidential Election: Ganjar In Papua, Mahfud MD To Aceh

Ganjar Pranowo And Mahfud MD/ANTARA/Fianda Sjofjan Rassat

JAKARTA - PDIP senior politician Masinton Pasaribu said the presidential candidate pair Ganjar Pranowo and vice president Mahfud MD will visit Aceh and Papua on the first day of the 2024 election campaign.

"Mr. Mahfud to Aceh and Pak Ganjar to Papua," said Masinton after the National Coordination Meeting of the Gakkumdu Center in Jakarta, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, November 27.

He explained that Ganjar would visit Papua, while Mahfud went to Aceh. Not only that, the Ganjar-Mahfud pair will be accompanied by a campaign team and party administrators who are there.

"There is a campaign team that participates, there are also party (regional) administrators there," he said.

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

The 2024 presidential election was attended by three pairs of presidential-vice presidential candidates, 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.

By Narda Margaretha Sinambel