PKB Will Not Invite Anies At 26th Harlah Tomorrow, This Is The Reason

DOCUMENTATION/Anies Baswedan while at the PKB DPP

JAKARTA - The National Awakening Party (PKB) held the 26th Anniversary (Harlah) at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC). All general chairmen (ketum) of political parties were invited to the event.

PKB DPP chairman Cucun Syamsurijal said PKB invited all regional head candidates (cakada) who had been officially promoted by his party to attend Harlah tomorrow.

"Tomorrow, among them are the cacadas that have received the mandate, which will be ratified as the support from the PKB, we invite them. What is certain is that we are part of the organizers in the election," said Cucun at the PKB DPP office, Central Jakarta, Monday, July 22.

However, it turns out that PKB did not invite Anies Baswedan to find the 26th Harlah. Because, until now PKB has not provided an official letter of recommendation for the investigation to carry Anies in the DKI Jakarta Pilkada.

Cucun explained that the 26th Harlah was mainly used as a PKB as an effort to knit togetherness with all political parties after previously competing to win the votes for the 2024 Legislative Election.

"Tokoh partai politik, kita lebih (fokus mengundang) ketum partai dulu ya. Agar semua tidak ada sekat, bagaimana menjak ketum partai ini bisa bersama-sama," tutur Cucun.

PKB also invited President Joko Widodo to attend the 26th Harlah, as well as General Chairperson of Gerindra Prabowo Subianto who is the elected president in the 2024 presidential election. However, PKB received information that both of them were unable to attend.

"Kita komunikasi sudah disampaikan dari awal, cuma beliau-belau kan sudah terdatur, ya. Pak Prabowo ke luar negeri, Pak Jokowi agendanya sudah penuh, Hari Anak Nasional. Datenya sama," ucap Cucun.

In Harlah, apart from the General Chairperson of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar delivering his speech, PKB will also ask all political party leaders to give testimonials about PKB for 26 years to be established until the impression of political competition in the last election.

"Everything will definitely have a memento yesterday during the election, all the general chairmen of this party convey how crowded the election is and we will re-knit, organize this democracy together with all stakeholders," explained Cucun.

PKB will also host party leaders and cadres in entertainment sessions featuring the band Maliq & D'essentials and dangdut singer Happy Asmara. It is hoped that Harlah this year will be a place to relax the cadres after the 2024 election.

"Actually, this concept is more about us relaxing after all of these cadres struggled yesterday. During the election we all fought to win the legislative election, then also the presidential election. Then also soon this is because, we all have one year together, soon we will face the regional elections. Before the elections, we relax a little, all cadres are collected and entertainment," he explained.