Canceled As Head Of RK-Suswono Team, Sahroni: NasDem Remain Solid With Coalition Now

Ahmad Sahroni/DOK PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - NasDem Ahmad Sahroni opened his voice about himself canceling being the head of the winning team for the candidate for Governor-Deputy Governor Ridwan Kamil (RK)-Suswono.

Now the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) Plus is still determining who will be chosen as the chairman of Sahroni's success team (timses).

What is clear, Sahroni emphasized that the party led by Surya Paloh remains loyal to KIM Plus in the 2024 Pilkada Jakarta.

"Regarding who will hold the position of Head of the RK-Suswono Team later, it will fully become the authority of the elite in the KIM Plus coalition. But what is clear is that NasDem will remain solid with the current coalition. Nothing has changed," Sahroni said in his statement, Monday, September 9.

Sahroni explained the reason why he canceled his tenure as chairman of the RK-Suswono campaign team. The deputy chairman of Commission III of the DPR RI admitted that he had received another assignment from Surya Paloh.

Sahroni was asked by Surya to help win NasDem cadres who are candidates for regional head in the 2024 Pilkada.

"There are other assignments from the party, they are still taking care of the Pilkada as well, but to help NasDem internal cadres. In principle, whatever the duties and orders given by the General Chair, I will follow," explained Sahroni.

On the one hand, Sahroni assessed that political dynamics like this are common.

"Yes, it's called politics, dynamic, normal. The most important thing is that everyone works and plays a maximum role in winning the pair the parties and coalitions carry," he added.

As previously reported, Ahmad Sahroni was appointed to be the head of the winning team for the candidate pair for the Governor and Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ridwan Kamil-Suswono, in Jakarta 2024.

The daily chairman of the Gerindra Party, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, said that Ahmad Sahroni's appointment had been approved by the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) Plus. The pair was supported by 12 political parties during registration to the Jakarta KPU.

"The relationship between the KIM Plus Coalition Party has appointed Ahmad Sahroni to be the head of the RK - Suswono winning team in DKI Jakarta," Dasco told reporters in Jakarta, Sunday, September 8.

The Ridwan Kamil-Suswono pair registered to take part in the Jakarta Pilkada to the DKI Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU) Office, Wednesday, August 28.

They also stated that a couple named "Rido" stands for Ridwan Kamil-Suswono.

Ridwan explained that Riddo also meant by Allah SWT's pleasure as a good intention to build the nation if elected to lead Jakarta.

He hopes that their democracy and work will be able to support the progress of Indonesia, especially Jakarta. He is also more confident in being able to lead Jakarta because he has been accompanied by 12 of the 15 supporting parties.

The RK-Suswono pair advanced to the DKI Jakarta Pilkada with the support of a fat coalition of a number of political parties, namely the Gerindra Party, the Golkar Party, PAN, the Democratic Party, PSI, PKB, NasDem, PPP, and Perindro.

The couple also received support from non-parliamentary political parties, namely the Gelora Party, Garuda Party, Crescent Star Party, PRIMA, and the Nusantara Awakening Party.