Alluding To Political Parties Involved In Power, Anies Forgets He Ever Got Free Tickets From PKS In The 2017 Pilkada

Anies Baswedan/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Anies Baswedan finds it difficult to join as a cadre because political parties (political parties) are currently being held hostage by power.

Political observer from Al Azhar University Indonesia Andriadi Achmad assessed that Anies had forgotten to have received a 'free ticket' from PKS to run for governor in the 2017 Jakarta Pilkada.

"Actually, in the current political constellation, it does not fit the term to sentence all political parties to be held hostage by power, because it speaks of power that cannot be separated from political parties. So it must be understood, political parties need to exist and survive in the future. So political parties must ensure their profit and loss in determining attitudes and policies," said Andriadi when contacted by VOI, Tuesday, September 3.

Andriadi said that PKS certainly had a political calculation of profit-loss when taking a stance to approach the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) and support Ridwan Kamil in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. PKS's attitude seems to have left Anies in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada contestation.

"Joining with KIM, PKS gets cawagub Suswono paired with RK and is likely to get a ministerial position in Prabowo - Gibran's cabinet," said Andriadi.

In fact, Andriadi continued, Anies should remember the PKS services that had given his cawagub ticket to Anies during a coalition with Gerindra in the 2017 Pilkada. Likewise in the 2024 presidential election, PKS had to sincerely support Anies who was paired with the Head of PKB, Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin).

"(Pilkada) 2017 free tickets were given PKS even without compensation. Whereas previously, the Jakarta Pilkada pair was Sandiaga Uno-Mardani Ali Sera. Then PKS cadres took off their cawagub tickets for Anies Baswedan. Even after Sandiaga Uno resigned, PKS did not get the Deputy Governor's quota," explained Andriadi.

"Likewise in the 2024 presidential election. Anies-Cak Imin's declaration without consultation and knowledge from the members of the coalition of changes, Democrats and PKS. But PKS remains willing to support Anies-Cak Imin," he added.

Finally, PKS remained loyal to support the former governor of Jakarta by declaring the AMAN pair (Anies Baswedan - Sohibul Iman) for Jakarta in early June 2024 and disbanded in early August 2024.

However, Anies was unable to complete the seat threshold (20 percent) for nominations because PKS needed 4 more seats.

Even NasDem and PKB, which originally planned to support Anies Baswedan in the 2024 Jakarta regional elections, instead turned around to get into KIM.

"Therefore, in my opinion, Anies Baswedan's position is in a position that is politically unlucky in the 2024 Pilkada contestation, namely failing in the nomination of Jakarta 1," he concluded.

Previously, Deputy Chairperson of the PKS Syuro Council, Hidayat Nur Wahid, was surprised by Anies Baswedan's statement that he was reluctant to enter a political party because he was held hostage by power. HNW also questioned which political parties are currently being held hostage by power.

"If we PKS in fact we used to nominate Mr. Anies in 2017, in 2024 to nominate Mr. Anies again we did not feel hostage, and when we nominated Mr. Anies for the gubernatorial election in Jakarta, we were also not injured. If at that time Mr. Anies had filled 4 seats, who was injured, no one was injured," said HNW at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, September 3.

"Or if for example the Constitutional Court reads out the decision, it's actually August 1, but it's only been read out on August 20. If it's read out on August 5, no one will be held hostage. PKS will automatically nominate Mr. Anies," he continued.

HNW then revealed evidence that his party was not taken hostage by the authorities. He said PKS was free to form a coalition with any party in the 2024 Pilkada.

"But this is what is happening now, and that the proof of PKS is not held hostage, is that in regional elections outside Jakarta, PKS is in coalition with other parties, not entirely with power. For example, in West Java we are with NasDem, for example in West Sumatra we are with Gerindra, in our North Maluku with h

"Hanura. For example, in the NTT gubernatorial election with the Democrats, where did they take them?," said HNW.

"We do not feel held hostage, we are free free! We form a coalition with various groups, sometimes even alone, in South Tangerang we are fought by all parties. In Depok we are only alone with Golkar, we fight against all of them, where they are held hostage, we do not feel hostage," he said.

If Anies fails to run for the 2024 gubernatorial election, according to HNW, that is the reality that must be accepted by the former governor of DKI Jakarta. He asked Anies to relax with the reality.

"That Mr. Anies then did not get a boat to sail, yes, that's the reality that Mr. Anies has accepted with a legowo, I don't think we all need to sharpen it, let alone convey actual disproportionate assessments," said HNW.