East Java Gubernatorial Election, Even Though Communication Intens With Khofifah PDIP Claims Not To Decide

PDIP DPP chairman Said Abdullah (Photo: DOC Nailin/VOI)

JAKARTA - PDIP DPP chairman Said Abdullah acknowledged the intensive communication between his party and Khofifah Indar Parawansa regarding the 2024 East Java gubernatorial election (Pilgub). Including the supporting political parties. "We carry out intensive communication with various parties, both with Mbak Khofifah and political parties," said Said at the parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, May 20. However, Said said, PDIP still has not decided whether to support Khofifah or carry other candidates. "There are many choices, but in the discussion, our enthusiasm for East Java wants to show that East Java should not be politically escalated," he said. "Because we want to keep everything in our economic position a little bit in turmoil," added the member of the Madura electoral district DPR. Previously, the candidate pair for governor and deputy governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa-Emil Elistianto Dardak said that he was communicating with PDIP for the 2024 East Java Regional Head Election contestation. "Yes, we are still communicating," said Khofifah, Governor of East Java for the 2019-2024 period in the Kebayoran Baru area, Jakarta, Friday, May 17, evening.

Emil Dardak as Deputy Governor of East Java for the 2019-2024 period also conveyed the same thing when he arrived at the event of providing official Golkar Party support for Khofifah-Emil in the East Java Pilkada. "PDIP is actually running. Mother (Khofifah) is also running. God willing, the atmosphere will be very fluid, familiar," he continued.