PDIP Has Not Determined Anies Or Ahok In The Jakarta Gubernatorial Election

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto/DOK PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

The PDI-P has not yet determined Anies Baswedan and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok as candidates for the Governor of Jakarta in the 2024 Regional Head Election (pilkada) contestation.

"We are currently still in the care and the one who decides later on the candidate for governor of DKI Jakarta, Megawati Sukarnoputri," said PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto in Lebak, Banten, Friday, August 16, as reported by ANTARA.

PDIP's experience in building democracy is based on a movement of lower current aspirations that cannot be blocked by forts and forts of power.

This was observed by the PDIP and to decide on candidates for the Governor of DKI Jakarta and the Governor of Banten to prioritize the downward movement.

"We leave all of the regional head candidates to the people or the lower current movement," said Hasto.

According to him, the nomination for registration of regional heads on August 27-29, 2024 and PDIP saw the momentum of the people's movement.

PDIP chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri, who announced that 305 PDIP regions had no problems as a bridge party connecting 610 candidates from 305 regions.

So far, PDIP is 57 percent and non-party is 62 percent of civil servants, private sector and retired TNI, police from Golkar 10 percent, Gerindra 6.8 percent.

"We are also working with Golkar the second and third with Gerindra," said Hasto.