Contesting The Survey With Ganjar, Anies Baswedan Doesn't Benefit From The Flood Issue

Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo (Photo: Collage)

JAKARTA - The electability competition of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan and the Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo in the 2024 presidential election survey is getting fiercer.

In a release published by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI), the two were only 0.4 percent apart. Ganjar 10.6 percent while Anies 10.2 percent.

Meanwhile, at the beginning of last month, Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) Ganjar Pranowo received the highest survey with 15.7 percent of votes, overtaking Prabowo Subianto at 14.9 percent, followed by Anies Baswedan 11 percent in third.

Political observer Heri Budianto said that Ganjar's victory in the presidential election was highly dependent on the future political situation.

"It depends on the political situation because it is dynamic. If you look at the conditions today, the SMRC survey, Ganjar, but the political situation is dynamic depending on the political situation ahead of the presidential election," said Heri to VOI, Tuesday, February 23.

Likewise, if the head to head between Ganjar and Anies, Heri assessed that the problems in each leadership area also determine the steps of the contestants in the next presidential election. Moreover, Anies as the middle opponent does not benefit from the situation of the capital city flood problem that has not been resolved.

"If competed, I can't say (Ganjar wins. Ed). If today's election is flooded like this, Ganjar can just win. Because Anies today is not good, he will not benefit from the flood issue. That is today. But if in 2024? Yes, it is still difficult for us to guess, "he explained.

On the other hand, regarding the DKI Pilkada, will Anies also lose and not be re-elected as governor?

Heri assessed that the DKI Pilgub will not necessarily be implemented, considering President Jokowi's wish to organize a capital city democratic party to be held in 2024 at the same time as the Concurrent Election.

"It's not certain that the election is 2022, the president wants 2024. If the president doesn't want the DPR, it doesn't want to be? Yes, it will be finished in 2024. It's not easy to change the Election Law," he said.