Facing The Bekasi Regency Pilkada, PKS Signs Build A New Axis

The office of the General Election Commission of Bekasi Regency, West Java on Rengasbandung Street, Kedungwaringin District. (ANTARA/Pradita Kurniawan Syah).

JAKARTA - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) hinted at building a third axis as a new force to fight in the Bekasi Regency Pilkada which was held simultaneously with other regions on November 27, 2024.

Head of the Penjaringan Division for the Regional Head of the West Java and White Task Force, Bekasi Regency, Ani Rukmini, said the establishment of a new axis would increase the quality of regional elections because the community had more options when determining who the local regional leaders would be in the next five years.

"I think it is ready to build my own axis, so that the election climate in Bekasi Regency is also more competitive, giving people many choices, not just one or two pairs, I think three or four pairs are better," he said in Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, Friday, June 21, confiscated by Antara.

The discourse on forming the third axis follows up on the first two axes that have been formed first. PDIP, PPP and PBB have declared themselves for the coalition in the 2024 Bekasi Regent and Deputy Regent Elections.

The three even agreed to carry the name of Bekasi Regency DPRD Member Ade Kuswara Kunang as a candidate for regent. Followed by the Gerindra Party, PKB, and Democrats who also introduced themselves to form a coalition even though they did not want to mention the names of the candidates to be carried.

With the formation of the two coalitions of the six parties, practically there are still five other parliamentary parties that have not yet made a decision. The five parties are PKS, Nasdem, PAN, Golkar, and the Labor Party.

Ani said the formation of a new axis was the leading choice compared to participating in the two coalitions that had been formed previously. The formation of a new axis is very likely considering that there are still a number of parties that have not yet made a decision.

"This means that there is no need to be pegged to which coalition, so when PKS will build its own axis, it means that it is in line with the process that has been carried out. There will be a time for us to announce where our port is. We just have to wait for the date of the game. It's clear is there a separate axis? Yes, we will build a separate axis," he said.

Ani also did not deny that her party was still communicating with parties that already had a coalition. One of them is PDIP which is claimed to be one of the parties with the biggest opportunity to form a coalition.

Only the coalition must be in line with the party's mandate, in which PKS is determined to carry internal cadres, both as candidates for regent and deputy regent.

"So we are with PDIP because communication has also been long. If until now we consider the 75 percent coalition opportunity, we can't say it's a hoax because it's an estimate. This means that our communication is strong. So we are intimate with anyone's party, that's it. We are intimate with PDIP, yes, we are intimate. What is clear is that PKS is ready to bring its cadres to become regional heads or become the winning element for the partners we carry," he said.