Anies-Kaesang's Aspiration Appears From DPW, PKB: There Is No DPP Level Of Communication

Chairman of Commission X DPR RI Syaiful Huda. Photo: Devi/nvl

JAKARTA - The Deputy Secretary General of the PKB DPP, Syaiful Huda, responded to the aspirations that emerged from the PKB DPW to pair Anies Baswedan with PSI General Chair, Kaesang Pangarep. Huda said that until now there has been no communication at the party or DPP level. Huda emphasized that if PSI joins PKB which plans to form a coalition with the same political parties during the presidential election, it will affect the dynamics of the Jakarta Pilkada. "I don't know, it's an aspiration that develops in the field, of course it's legal. But I think later we will leave it to the coalition party whether for example PSI wants to join, or not, or it used to be with other parties, it will definitely change the configuration," said Huda at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, June 13. Even so, Huda said, Anies Baswedan is still the highest electability candidate for Jakarta. So according to him, adding coalition partners is still very possible. "But as far as I know, the results of the Mas Anies survey are still high. This means that the potential for dynamics to build a coalition of parties is very possible," he said. Nevertheless, Huda said there had been no communication between political parties. Likewise with PDIP and PKS who are also interested in carrying out Anies. It's just a discussion at the regional level. "We have not communicated at the level between the DPPs," he said. "But getting informal reports from friends in Jakarta, especially Mr. Hasbi, he said he had built communication with PKS with PDIP," continued Huda. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep emphasized that his party officials at the Jakarta level are still communicating with the National Awakening Party (PKB).

The communication is related to cooperation in the 2024 Jakarta Regional Head Election (Pilkada), and the opportunity to pair Anies Baswedan with Kaesang. " “ If that's communication, it's still at the provincial level, in friends of the Regional Leadership Council (DPW) yes. But if I'm asked whether or not I'm ready, yes I have to be ready,” said Kaesang to reporters, Thursday, June 13.