Ganjar-Mahfud's Voice Slumped At The Banteng Kandang, Expert: As A Result Of Jokowi's Distribution Of Social Assistance

DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM, Suharko assessed the decline in Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD's support at the voice barn due to the systematic plan.

The plan in question is that the Prabowo-Gibran winning team designed President Joko Widodo to come down to meet the people.

"So I think why did the number 3 barn sound go down? Because indeed by design, the candidate pair 2 winning team through Pak Jokowi was indeed intensively making efforts to go to the community and then he was present, he wanted to show that the president cared that the people were lower and so on," said Suharko at the General Election Results Analysis (PHPU) trial at the Constitutional Court (MK), Tuesday, April 2.

According to him, Jokowi's figure is a representation of the incumbent. Because, his side can be seen for Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres) contestation.

"Moreover, Prabowo Subianto is the minister of defense. So in this case I see when Jokowi, for example, goes down to the community, distributes social assistance, yes, in public perception, I think he is part of the defense," he said.

With the distribution of social assistance, Suharko considered it a natural decline in Ganjar-Mahfud's vote in Central Java.

"That's because of Pak Jokowi's action to go down to the community, distribute social assistance, appear in front of the people, interact with the people," said Suharko.

"It all strengthens Pak Jokowi's character as a figure that I conveyed earlier, a populist figure who is a populist figure," he added.

In addition, the distribution of social assistance began to influence residents to support the Prabowo-Gibran pair.

"And then when with symbolic movements or minimizations that say support maybe past number 2, I think voters' preferences will be affected there," said Suharko.