Do Not Follow Political Dynamics, Basarah: PDIP Candidates Are Tasked With Maintaining Their Main Voice Base In East Java

PDIP DPP Chairman Ahmad Basarah/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia

Chairman of the PDI-P (PDIP) DPP Ahmad Basarah said the political dynamics that occurred made his party's legislative candidates assigned to maintain a vote base, especially in East Java. This step was taken to strengthen other areas whose votes were not on target.

This was conveyed by Basarah, who is also a candidate for the Malang Raya electoral district when he received a visit from the wife of the presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo, Siti Atikoh at the Ahmad Basarah aspirations Hall, Malang, East Java.

"The legislative candidates are assigned to maintain the basis, especially East Java as a nationalist base, we maintain the thickening of votes in East Java in order to keep the shortcomings or perhaps defeat others, so we as PDI-P cadres, we maintain the basis," Basarah said in his remarks, Saturday, January 27.

Basarah explained that this method is more effective than following debates in public spaces. Moreover, there are allegations that this method is designed to make it complacent so that the vote base for pair number three, Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD can be captured.

"Therefore, today, up to the next 18 days, all party administrators are determined to maintain how the victory in East Java, as we can protect our victory in 2014 and 2019, and make a big contribution to the votes of Mas Ganjar and Prof Mahfud in the upcoming February 14 voting," he said.

The deputy chairman of the MPR also emphasized that the victory in the Legislative Elections (Pileg) and Ganjar-Mahfud in the 2024 presidential election will be one breath. The three pillars of the party moved together even though it was not easy.

"Hopefully, on October 20, 2024, I will greet Mrs. Atikoh with the honor of the First Lady of the Republic of Indonesia," said Basarah.

"With one common belief, the same sincerity, God willing, God will open the door to victory," he continued.

Meanwhile, the Regent of Malang who is also a PDIP cadre Muhammad Sanusi believes Ganjar-Mahfud will be elected. They are believed to be able to beat two other couples.

"I'm sure, haqul believes Pak Ganjar won," said Sanusi.

As for this activity, the ranks of the PDIP Malang DPD were present, the City DPC and Malang Regency, then the legislative candidates, and the GM FKPPI management. The event started with lunch and then Atikoh gave input and closed a group photo.