Having Unique Strength, Khofifah Can Be A Decisive For The 2024 Presidential Election

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa. (ANTARA/HO-Biro Adpim East Java)

JAKARTA Unair political observer Fahrul Muzaqqi believes that Khofifah Indar Parawansa has a unique power that can determine the course of the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres).

Khofifah is known to have decided to support candidate pair number 02, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The chairman of the NU Muslimat will start his work at TKN Prabowo-Gibran on January 21.

The joining of Khofifah to TKN Prabowo-Gibran has received the spotlight from one of the foreign media, Bloomberg. In his article entitled 'One Woman Holds Railway In Indonesia's All-Men Presidential Race', it is stated that Khofifah will have a significant influence on the votes acquired by the presidential and vice presidential pairs supported by her.

"I don't think the analysis is too much considering that Mrs. Khofifah is a female figure with extraordinary magnets, not only in East Java but also at the national level," said Fahrul, Sunday, January 21.

According to him, Khofifah has a unique strength that can convince female voters to support the Prabowo-Gibran pair.

"Khofifah certainly has its unique strength in garnering public support during elections. His long and wide experience in politics places him among the top politicians who have traditional voters in East Java," said Fahrul.

"Moreover, from the start he has been withdrawn to fill the position of vice president, both from the Gerindra coalition and the PDIP coalition. This has shown a great electoral influence," he continued.

He revealed that Khofifah's role as a representative of women is predicted to provide significant electoral votes to Prabowo-Gibran, considering that there are no female figures in the three candidates on the ballot.

"Here, Mrs. Khofifah's breaking power as a woman with the Muslimat organization which is the largest female organization in Indonesia is an important determinant in the 2024 presidential election. This is similar to 2019 when the PDIP coalition through Pak Jokowi is well aware of proposing Mrs. Khofifah as an important exponent of her timses," concluded Fahrul.