PPP Serang Still Reviewing Sanctions For 3 Legislative Candidates To Defect Support For Prabowo-Gibran In The 2024 Election

Chairman of the Branch Leadership Council (DPC) of PPP Serang Regency, SM Hartono (center) during a press release at the PPP Office of Serang Regency, Banten, Thursday (25/1/2024) (ANTARA/Desi Purnama Sari)

SERANG - Chairman of the Branch Leadership Council (DPC) of PPP Serang Regency, SM Hartono, spoke about three legislative candidates from PPP who defected in declaration of support for presidential and vice presidential candidates number 2 Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka. "There are verbal warnings, it is written that until this dismissal is in a thorough process and study because there are teams that continue to follow up, we will also confirm to what extent," Hartono said at the PPP Office of Serang Regency, Banten, quoted from Antara, Thursday, January 25. He added that the statements from the three legislative candidates who had made the declaration would be used as a reference for confirmation and deepening what sanctions the party would impose. "So far it is still a process. For concrete reasons we are still investigating. If there is a notification first, it is impossible for us to allow it," he said. He said that he would continue to carry out party rules against cadres who violated the rules of the PPP party to solidly support the presidential candidate candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD in the 2024 presidential election. "In fact, PPP is clearly solid, our concern is real and our call for PPP cadres to support the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair number 3, and we ensure that no later than a week of severe witnesses will be handed down to cadres who defect to support other candidate pairs in the 2024 presidential election," he said. Previously, three candidates for legislative members (Caleg) of the PPP electoral district (Dapil) of Serang Regency held a declaration of support for presidential and vice presidential candidates number 2 Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The three PPP candidates are Tuti Alawiyah PPP legislative candidate for the Serang Regency DPRD number 1, Rokib candidate for DPRD Serang Regency electoral district number 2 number 4, Tamami Muhriji Caleg DPRD Serang district district election number 4 number 2. Tuti Alawiah, a PPP electoral candidate for District 1, said that she supports the Banten Millennial Santri to win Prabowo-Gibran.

"We, the legislative candidates, PPP cadres, volunteers in each electoral district are ready to support the Banten Millennial Santri, and swear together to vote and win the candidate presidential candidate number 2 Prabowo-Gibran," he said.