PKB Consistently Looking For Competitors Ridwan Kamil In The West Java Gubernatorial Election

Ridwan Kamil (West Java Provincial Government DOK)

JAKARTA - The National Awakening Party (PKB) continues to seek incumbent competitors, Ridwan Kamil in the 2024 West Java Governor Election (Pilgub Jabar). Even the PKB has pushed the name of the Deputy Secretary General, Syaiful Huda to fight against RK. "Regarding the dynamics, PKB (pernah) made a axis outside Ridwan Kamil, and we are still running this," said Deputy Secretary General of PKB, Syaiful Huda to reporters, Friday, May 17. "And the parties that made the axis outside Ridwan Kamil have communicated and ensured that this axis can be realized later," he continued. However, Huda is reluctant to divulge which political parties will be outside the coalition supporting Ridwan Kamil. In principle, he said, the four political parties in West Java will unite to build the axis of Ridwan Kamil's competitor. The political party has also pocketed the names of the cagub and its cawagub. Huda said that in due time the name of the RK competitor would be announced to the public. "Yes, each party has proposed a name and later it will also be exposed. So each party proposes the name of the plan for the axis or coalition of competitors of Kang RK," explained Huda. PKB itself, continued Huda, pushed his name forward. Huda also stated that he was ready to be nominated as a cagub in the 2024 West Java Pilkada against the incumbent who is also a Golkar politician, Ridwan Kamil. He believes his chances are high enough to lead West Java. "Meanwhile, I am encouraged by administrators and cadres in West Java to advance in this gubernatorial election. God willing, all the mandates that will be given by PKB include me by the coalition party, we will advance," said Huda. Huda emphasized that PKB would only propose the name of the cagub instead of cawagub. Because according to him, the PKB seat in the West Java Provincial DPRD is quite high. "But indeed the position of a candidate for governor, not a candidate for deputy governor. Of course, if the basis is in the configuration of obtaining seats in the West Java Provincial DPRD, it is possible. Because there is a party that is configurationally chaired under the PKB. PKB can take the share of the cagub," he added.

"Later, when the axis of this coalition has a party whose seat is on top of the PKB, of course, the political fats are held by the PKB and this is the dynamics that I think will continue to color the West Java gubernatorial election, including I think the internal dynamics of Ridwan Kamil," he concluded.