If You Collaborate With PDIP, PKB Is Optimistic That Cagub Is Defeating Khofifah In The East Java Regional Election

East Java (East Java) Governor for the 2019-2024 period Khofifah Indar Parawansa (left second) while undergoing Matching and Research (Coklit) of ANTARA voter/DOK data

JAKARTA - Deputy Secretary General of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Syaiful Huda believes that his party will form a coalition with PDIP, a candidate pair for governor-deputy who will be promoted by his party, can win against Khofidah Indar Parawansa-Emil Dardak. "I believe that if the PKB-PDIP coalition initiative in East Java is realized, we are optimistic that we can beat Mbak Khofifah," said Huda at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Jakarta, Tuesday, July 23. Huda then explained the factors that made PKB still believe that they could compete with Khofifah. Seeing the results of the latest survey, Khofifah did get the highest electability. However, seeing the advantages of his status as a future incumbent governor candidate (incumbent), Khofifah's electability should be higher than the current one. "Mbak Khofifah is partially incumbent, only 27 percent. This means that it is not safe yet. Mas Emil Dardak is only 3 percent. As an incumbent, I think it is not safe," said Huda. Meanwhile, Deputy Chairperson of PKB Jazilul Fawaid admitted that his party was still looking for candidates who could compete with Khofifah as the incumbent cagub. At the provincial level, the East Java PKB Regional Leadership Council (DPW) proposed a potential coalition with PDIP to pair former East Java PWNU Chair Marzuki Mustamar with Social Minister Tri Rismaharini in the East Java gubernatorial election. "This is still looking for a formulation. Yes, because indeed we have to find a stronger figure than the existing one," said Jazilul at the PKB DPP Office, Central Jakarta, Monday, July 22 evening. However, Jazilul emphasized that the obstacle to finding the cagub-cawagub figure faced by PKB does not mean that Khofifah is unlikely to be defeated in the 2024 Pilkada contestation. "We have not found that the PKB and the people of East Java will receive it," said Jazilul. Litbang Kompas released the results of a survey related to the electability of figures who have the potential to become governor candidates in the 2024 East Java Pilkada. As a result, the former Governor of East Java, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, was strong in first place with an electability rate of 26.8 percent. As incumbent, Khofifah still outperforms the Minister of Social Affairs and former Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, who is in second place with 13.6 percent. "Although half of the respondents tend not to make a choice, the figure of former East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa occupies the top position with an electability rate of 26.8 percent," wrote Litbang Kompas statement released on Friday, July 19. Meanwhile, in third position, former Deputy Governor Emil Dardak occupied with 3.8 percent electability. Fourth, Pasuruan Mayor Saifullah Yusuf with 1.8 percent.

Then followed by the Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi in fifth position with 0.8 percent and the sixth former Chairman of the East Java Nahdlatul Ulama (PWNU) Regional Management, Marzuki Mustamar with 0.4 percent.