Firmly Not Supporting Anies Forward Again In The Jakarta Gubernatorial Election, PAN: No Longer Eligible To Be A Governor

Deputy PAN Yandri Susanto / DOK SPECIAL

JAKARTA - The National Mandate Party (PAN) will firmly not support Anies Baswedan if he runs in the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election because he is deemed unfit. PAN himself champions its cadre, Zita Anjani.

"It doesn't look like it," said PAN Deputy Chairman Yandri Susanto to reporters, Thursday, May 30.

Yandri also believes that Anies Baswedan will not be willing to be nominated again as a governor candidate. Because, he had already contested the national level as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election.

"I'm sure Anies doesn't want to be governor anymore. He was a presidential candidate yesterday, right. Maybe Anies is also uncomfortable from the presidential candidate to become a candidate for governor," he said.

Therefore, according to Yandri, Anies is no longer worthy of running for governor. Moreover, so far there has been no communication between PAN and the former governor of DKI Jakarta.

"With Anies, it seems that we have no communication at all until now, nothing. And in my opinion, maybe Anies is no longer worthy of being the governor of the river, he has already been named a presidential candidate, right," said the chairman of the MPR.

In addition, said Yandri, PAN also has an intention to form a coalition with Gerindra in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. Where Gerindra proposed Budisatrio Djiwandono as the governor, while PAN wanted Zita Anjani to be the cawagub.

"Yes, if we joined Gerindra earlier, the relationship is the same, we also have internal cadres," Yandri explained.

"Not closing the door (for Anies), just not, we have a candidate and have another coalition, you know," he concluded.