Golkar's Intention To Candidate Ridwan Kamil In The Jakarta Pilkada Becomes A 'Kendor' Because Of Anies And Ahok

Golkar Deputy Ahmad Doli Kurnia/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - The Golkar Party's intention to nominate the former Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil for the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada suddenly loosened or was slack after the appearance of the names of Anies Baswedan and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) on the Jakarta governor candidate exchange (cagub).

Deputy Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Ahmad Doli Kurnia, revealed that Ridwan Kamil was initially willing to run in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. Because he considered, Anies was considered not to run as incumbent after running for the 2024 presidential candidate.

Therefore, said Doli, the Golkar Party gave a letter of recommendation to Ridwan Kamil to run in the Jakarta gubernatorial election, or fight again in the West Java gubernatorial election.

"That's why at that time after being given a letter of assignment, we will check in the field, between Jakarta and West Java we check both. Well, as of today, if yesterday we checked the time after the presidential election, at that time RK might be willing because at that time he assumed that Mr. Anies Baswedan would not run again because he had become a presidential candidate. We also don't know whether Anies Baswedan really wants to go down from the presidential candidate to re-cagub," said Doli, Thursday, June 20.

"Well, that's why at that time RK also, yes, the achievements he has achieved in West Java, I think it seems that what I (RK, ed) did in West Java, both those that have been in West Java, can also be achieved then we try in Jakarta. That's why at that time, OTW Jakarta attributes were made. there was also a surprise, right. It made a scene so that at that time the electability was the highest compared to others," continued Doli.

"But once someone started to nominate Mr. Anies Baswedan again, then there was also a name like Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, yes, it turns out that his electability is still much higher in West Java," he said again.

The chairman of Commission II of the DPR said that Ridwan Kamil's acceptance rate in West Java was still very high compared to other candidates. Therefore, said Doli, his party asked for time from the coalition political parties to reconsider Ridwan Kamil's progress in the Jakarta Pilkada.

"There (West Java), the approval rating is very spectacular in West Java, the electability is the highest compared to being far from other cadres, it's only natural. In Jakarta, because first, you have never had experience in Jakarta, Mr. Anies has already been governor, Mr. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has also become governor. That's why we haven't decided what, the time is still enough," explained Doli.

Therefore, Doli also asked all parties to wait for the agreement between Golkar Chairman Airlangga Hartarto and the leadership of political parties in KIM regarding the Jakarta and West Java Pilkada at the end of July or early August.

"How do you know that the movement carried out by Mr. Ridwan Kamil, for example in Jakarta, adds to the acceptance of the people of Jakarta, we don't know what will happen in the next three weeks or two months," he concluded.