Yenny Wahid: Democracy Ensures Parking Attendant's Son, Cilok's Son And President's Son Are Equal In The Eyes Of The Law

Yenny Wahid accompanied Ganjar during a pilgrimage to the grave of his late father Gus Dur (DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Advisory Board for the National Winning Team (TPN) Ganjar-Mahfud, Zannuba Ariffah Chafsoh or Yenny Wahid emphasized that everyone must get equality before the law, anyone, with any profession. This was conveyed by the daughter of the 4th president of the Republic of Indonesia KH Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) in his remarks while attending a retired state apparatus event at the DBL Arena, Surabaya, East Java, last Saturday. Yenny Wahid invites everyone to maintain democracy in Indonesia. "Democracy ensures that his son, the parking attendant, his son, and the president's son like me are the same and equal in the eyes of the law," Yenny said as quoted by Antara, Sunday, January 14. Then, according to Yenny, winning Ganjar-Mahfud is one way to maintain democracy. "Therefore, democracy must be maintained. What can protect it is all of us," he said. Therefore, he invited supporters to fight together to win Ganjar-Mahfud and asked the supporters to move down. "Don't let them go around their own village, we have to make sure we fight with them," he explained. Previously, the General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia on Monday, November 13, 2023, determined that three pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates would 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 on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, the pair Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar 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.