PKB Affirms Never Promises To Carry Out Anies In The Jakarta Pilkada

PKB Deputy Chair Jazilul Fawaid/DOK PHOTO: DIah Ayu-VOI

Deputy Chairperson of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Jazilul Fawaid emphasized that his party had never made a promise to carry Anies Baswedan in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada.

Jazilul said that so far Anies' name has only been proposed by the DKI Jakarta PKB Regional Leadership Council (DPW). The Central Leadership Council (DPP) has not officially issued a nomination recommendation to Anies.

"There is no promise. There are aspirations from the DKI PKB regional administrators," said Jazilul at the PKB DPP office, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, October 13.

Jazilul admitted that PKB is still seeing the political dynamics in Jakarta at this time. Including the map of the coalition of political parties, both those that will carry Anies and other candidates.

"Today for the regional election, there is no coalition that is patented, the patent is the caolicy of any party, who is the candidate. Not today. If there are we are good, which one should we consider, then there will be Mr. Anies and Mr. Anies," explained Jazilul.

Meanwhile, PKB DPP chairman Ahmad Iman Sukri admitted that his party would follow PKS's steps if later officially withdraw support for Anies Baswedan to be carried in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. PKS did start giving signals that it would leave Anies.

In the nomination of the candidates for Governor-Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, 22 seats for the DKI Jakarta DPRD are needed from political parties (political parties) or coalition associations.

Meanwhile, the PKB seat was not enough to carry Anies alone or join NasDem if he did not withdraw support for Anies.

"So if PKS doesn't go to Anies, automatically PKB can't (pronounce) because PKS is the winner, right. PKB seats 10, less," said Iman at the PKB DPP office, Central Jakarta, Monday, August 12.