JAKARTA - Chairman of the DPD Gerindra Jakarta Party, Ahmad Riza Patria (Ariza) resigned the contestants for the election of the Mayor of South Tangerang (Tangsel). Thus, it is confirmed that the original candidates Ariza Patria and Marshel Widianto will be disbanded.
This was also confirmed directly by the Deputy for Bappilu DPP of the Democratic Party Kamhar Lakumani as a representative of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) Plus, Kemhar Lakumi.
"The information about the resignation of Pak Ariza Patria in the South Tangerang Pilkada contestation is true. Therefore, there was a shift in support in the South Tangerang Pilkada from Riza - Marshel to Benjamin - Pilar," said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a written statement, Wednesday, August 28.
Therefore, his party transferred its support to the pair Benjamin Davnie and Pilar Saga Ichsan.
"Therefore, there has been a shift in support in the South Tangerang Pilkada from Riza - Marsel to Benjamin - Pilar," he said.
According to him, the shift in support is something that is natural. Because for him, it is a dynamic in the world of politics.
"This is a dynamic that usually occurs in Pilkada, often changes and shifts occur in the last minute," he said.
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Moreover, his support for the Benjamin and Pilar pair is actually the initial option of his party in the 2024 regional elections.
"If later on, support is given to the Benjamin-Pilar pair, this is actually a return to the initial options by accommodating the aspirations of party structures at all levels and Democratic Party constituents in South Tangerang," he concluded.
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