PKS Announces Anies Baswedan-Sohibul Iman Duet In DKI Gubernatorial Election

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JAKARTA - President of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Ahmad Syaikhu officially announced that his party would pair Anies Baswedan and Ahmad Syaikhu as candidates for Governor and Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta in the 2024 Pilkada.

This was revealed by Sohibul in a briefing event to candidates for members of the DPR RI and the DPRD elected in the 2024 Legislative Election.

"The PKS DPP at a meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2024 has decided to carry Mr. Anies Rasyid Baswedan as a candidate for governor and Mr. Sohibul of faith as a candidate for deputy governor," said Syaikhu, Tuesday, June 25.

Syaikhu explained the reason for carrying out his cadres, namely the Deputy Chairperson of the PKS Syuro Council Sohibul Iman in the DKI Jakarta Pilkada contestation. According to him, PKS carries a constitutional mandate to carry out regeneration and regeneration of political leadership.

With the position of winning the 2024 DKI Jakarta DPRD legislative election with 18 seats, PKS feels the need to carry its cadres in the Jakarta gubernatorial election this year.

"So, PKS will try it as much as possible to propose its own cadres, to become a candidate, is part of being held accountable to constituents including in DKI Jakarta Province as the winning party. It is appropriate and very natural if PKS carries its best cadres to appear as a candidate," said Syaikhu.

Syaikhu assessed that Sohibul is a political figure who is competent to become a regional leader. Likewise with Anies, who has proven his track record as well as the Governor of DKI Jakarta for the past period.

"Mr. Anies rasyid Baswedan has succeeded in becoming governor for the 2027-2022 period with various achievements in various development sectors, successfully advancing the city, and making its citizens happy," explained Syaikhu.

"Meanwhile, Mr. Sohibul Iman is a technocrat, a scholar who was once the Chancellor of Paramadina University, has experience in the legislature as the representative of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the 2013-2014 period, and has been the President of PKS for the 2015-2020 period," he added.