Democrats Call It Communication To Heru Budi When Proposing His Name To Be Cagub DKI

Officers put up a sticker to prove the implementation of matching and research (coklit) for the 2024 Election voter list at one of the residents' houses in February 2023. (ANTARA-HO-Diskominfo Madiun City)

Chairman of the Regional Leadership Council (DPD) of the DKI Jakarta Democratic Party, Mujiyono, emphasized that his party had communicated with Heru Budi Hartono when proposing the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta as a candidate for Governor of DKI Jakarta in the 2024 Pilkada. "Yes, we have communicated, have we. Cook, no communication?" said Mujiyono when contacted, Wednesday, July 10. Mujiyono was reluctant to reveal Heru's response to the Democrats when his name was proposed to run for the DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election. Meanwhile, on several occasions, Heru admitted to the media crew that he did not think about his candidacy in the regional election because he was still a civil servant. This was considered reasonable by Mujiyono. Given, currently Heru is still in charge of leading Jakarta as well as holding the position of Head of the Presidential Secretariat. According to Mujiyono, the future leaders of Jakarta should no longer be filled by people who want to use the governor's position as a stepping stone to run as a presidential candidate (candidate). "What we need is something like that. It is not what makes Jakarta a political stage for the 2029 presidential election. So, let's focus," said Mujiyono. Mujiyono assessed that Heru also met the criteria for the Jakarta leadership candidate who was wanted by the Democrats who received 8 seats in the 2024 Legislative Election of the DKI Jakarta DPRD. "What is certain is that he is included in the criteria that we hope for. There are 7 criteria. It's okay to (propose) internal, it's okay to be external. Democrats with seats now obtained, become a middle party, they must have a voice, don't be silent," he explained. Previously, Heru admitted that there had been no communication with the DKI Jakarta Democratic Party DPD which proposed him to run for the DKI Jakarta Regional Election. "Oh, no, not yet," said Heru in Palmerah, West Jakarta, Wednesday, July 3. Heru said he was only a civil servant who underwent governance. The head of the Presidential Secretariat said he did not yet have time to fly in the political realm.

"I'm an ASN. I don't have experience in politics. How about it?" said Heru when met in Johar Baru, Central Jakarta, Monday, July 1.