NasDem And PKB Banks Recommend Zulkieflimansyah For The NTB Pilkada

Chairman of the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) PKB DPW, Lalu Hadrian Irfani. (ANTARA/Nur Imansyah).

MATARAM - The National Awakening Party (PKB) and the NasDem Party both dismissed that the two parties had agreed to recommend former Governor Zulkieflimansyah as a candidate for governor who was promoted in the November 27, 2024 Pilkada. "There has been no directive from the General Chairperson of Muhaimin Iskandar. If we have received directions, then of course we will carry it out. But so far there has been no directive from the NTB for such orders," said the chairman of the NTB PKB DPW, Lalu Hadrian Irfani in a statement in Mataram, Antara, Monday, June 3. He stated that even if there was a coalition agreement between PKB, NasDem, and PKS (New Indonesia Coalition) it was only limited to agreeing to nominate Anies Baswedan - Ahmad Syahroni as a candidate for governor and deputy governor of DKI Jakarta, not to carry Zulkieflimansyah or Bang Zul in the NTB governor election. "It looks like it's new for the DKI Regional Head Election, not for NTB," said the man who also serves as Chairman of Commission V of the NTB DPRD. Therefore, Hadrian emphasized that until now, PKB has not yet decided who the candidates for governor and deputy governor of NTB will be who will be promoted. "We open coalition communication with any party, not fixated on the presidential election coalition," said Hadrian Irfani. However, continued Hadrian, if there are directions from the General Chairperson of the PKB, of course as cadres in the regions they will be ready to comply. "Until now, we have not received any directions from the chairman. If we have received directions, then of course we will carry it out. But so far for NTB, there has been no such order," he said. In line with the chairman of the NTB PKB, the Regional Secretary of the NTB NasDem Party DPW, Wahijan also dismissed that NasDem had decided to carry Zulkieflimansyah as a candidate for governor who was promoted by the party in the upcoming November 27, 2024 Pilkada. "For NTB Province, there is no directive and a circular of instructions from the DPP," he said. Regarding the PKB, NasDem, and PKS (KIB) coalitions to the NTB Pilkada, his party admits that until now there is no certainty about the coalition. However, serious political communication was carried out by party leaders (NasDem) with other party leaders. Mainly, in order to find common views in the Pilkada. "In particular, no one has narrowed the candidate for governor. We from DPW only leave all decisions to the DPP, because all authority related to recommendations and decrees is in the DPP," explained Wahijan. NasDem itself, continued Wahijan, will only hold a plenary meeting for the governor and deputy governor candidates on Tuesday (3/6) at the Jakarta DPP. Later, from the results of the plenary meeting, the DPP will issue recommendations. "For the NTB DPW, the schedule is tomorrow morning at the DPP. What results will be recommendations from the DPP to prospective candidates," he said. Previously, it was reported that the DKI Jakarta Pilkada was expected to be an important part of the Pilkada throughout Indonesia.

This political reality made the PKS coalition, PKB and NasDem agreed to nominate Anis Baswedan - Ahmad Syahroni from Nasdem, as candidates for governor and deputy governor of DKI Jakarta. The political compromise in the other regional elections PKB and NasDem also compromised with PKS in the NTB Pilkada because PKS cadre Zulkieflimansyah (Governor of NTB 2018-2024) advanced for the second period. Thus the agreement in order to strengthen the New Indonesia Coalition (KIB).