Democrats Prepare Dede Yusuf To Run For The 2024 DKI Jakarta Gubernatorial Election

Deputy Chairman of Commission X DPR RI, Dede Yusuf (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Democrat Party said it had prepared its party cadre, Dede Yusuf, to run in the 2024 DKI Jakarta Pilkada. Today, the party bearing the Mercy Star symbol plans to establish communication with other political parties (political parties) to see Dede Yusuf's opportunity. "Dede Yusuf, of course we continue to communicate with anyone. But we see the situation too, we want to bring it to the public," said Democratic Party spokesman Herzaky Mahendra Putra to reporters, Friday, April 19. The head of the Democratic Party's Strategic Communications Agency (Bakomstra) assessed that Dede Yusuf is one of the cadres who has the potential to lead Jakarta. Moreover, he said, the Deputy Chairman of Commission X of the DPR has a high electability level in West Java. "Introduction is also high, trailing partners are also good, loyalty is good too. That's right," explained Herzaky. Even so, Herzaky said, his party is still looking at the political dynamics in the future regarding the Jakarta cagub exchange. The reason, according to him, is that competition in DKI is difficult to predict. "Yes, we will see later, we will examine it in the future, what about the results of the survey, then how is the dynamics, we will see who will advance," he said.

Apart from Dede Yusuf, Herzaky added, his party is also preparing several other names that will be proposed with potential coalition partners in the regional elections. Including, looking at the surveys of candidates that emerged for the fight for the seat of DKI 1. "There are several names, we discuss each other, friends there are the results of the survey, where are we, who are there plans? So there are discussions like that, in several areas, and at the central and local levels," concluded Herzaky.