PKS Supports Anies-Sohibul Iman In The 2024 Jakarta Pilkada, PKB: We Re-check Aspirations

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JAKARTA - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) officially carries the pair Anies Baswedan-Sohibul Iman (AMAN) for the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada.

Responding to this, Secretary General of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Hasanuddin Wahid said he would discuss and look back at the aspirations expressed by the Jakarta PKB DPW which had declared support for Anies.

"Yes, that's the aspirations of Jakarta's friends, that's the aspiration (supporting Anies, ed). That's why we are working on our aspirations, we will check all of them again, what is it like," Hasanuddin said when confirmed, Tuesday, June 25.

Hasanuddin said PKB respects the PKS decision which announced its support for Anies-Sohibul Iman. He said he would discuss the issue of AMAN duet to DPP administrators and other political parties.

"Yes, we will discuss it later, all parties have the right to nominate their respective candidates, after all, we will see the dynamics," he said.

When asked whether PKB would move closer to PKS after the announcement of the AMAN pair, Hasanuddin questioned Anies' readiness.

"Ask Mas Anies, will you?," he said.

For now, Hasanuddin continued, PKB will communicate with PDIP, which was previously also interested in carrying Anies in the Jakarta Pilkada. According to him, the more political parties that support the former governor of Jakarta, the better.

"The point is that we want to build Jakarta together. So yes and PDIP also become one and so on. We are happy, the more people support Mas Anies, the better," he concluded.