PPP Issues 35 Recommendations For The 2024 Pilkada Esong Letter, Sandiaga's Name Is Not Yet

Acting Chairman of PPP, Muhammad Mardiono at the Rapimnas event in Tangerang City, Thursday 6 June 2024 (M Jehan/VOI)

TANGERANG - Bahas konsolidasi partai jelang Pilkada, Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP) resmi menggelar Rapimnas Nasional (Rapimnas) IX di salah satu hotel kawasan, Kota Tangerang, 6 Juni, malam hari. Dalam acara tersebut PPP akan memberikan surat rekomendasi 35 kota/bupaten Pilkada 2024.

A number of regions have also held initial recommendation letters or letter of assignment from the party to consolidate with other parties in each region.

The Rapimnas was opened directly by the Acting (Plt) General Chairperson of PPP, Muhammad Mardiono.

"There are already 35 cities, districts including provinces that already have a letter of assignment for the regional elections later," Mardiono told reporters at a hotel in the Karawaci area, Tangerang City, Thursday, June 6.

He explained that the letter of assignment that had been appointed served for them as a means of coordinating and communicating politics with other parties in their respective regions.

In addition, Mardiono also claimed that for strategic areas in the implementation of regional elections such as DKI Jakarta, West Java, East Java, and Central Java, his party had already pocketed the names that would be supported.

"Maybe 3 to 4 names that we are considering in Jakarta, Central Java, East Java and West Java, we already have names, we will discuss them later," he said.

When asked whether PPP member Sandiaga Uno was included in the name considered in this year's regional elections,

Mardiono said that the former PPP General Election Winning Body (Bappilu), Sandiaga Uno was on the radar considered in this year's regional election.

However, for further information, he said he would first discuss with the man who also serves as Minister of Creative Economy and Tourism (Menparekraf).

"Entering (from the 3-4 names considered). (But) Until now it has not been discussed with Mr. Password, maybe in the near future there will be discussions if there are directions to go to the regional elections where we are discussed," he concluded.