If The Jakarta Regional Head Elections Were To Be Held In 2022, PKS Party Would Appoint Anies Baswedan Again

Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan (Photo: Instagram @aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - The Regional Management Board of the PKS Party Jakarta would return to support DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan if the regional elections were held in 2022.

"If in 2022 there was a DKI Regional Election, of course, we will bring back the Jakarta governor, whom from a survey of more than 80 percent of the satisfaction of the people of Jakarta with Jakarta leadership, Anies Baswedan", said Chairman of DPW PKS Party Jakarta Khoirudin in a press conference at the Bidakara Hotel, Jakarta, Sunday, April 4.

PKS Party considers Anies successful in managing Jakarta since his election as governor in 2017 so that the party bearing the cotton rice symbol is sure to continue to support Anies.

"So, because it was successful and of course we will be loyal to guard it. If there is a regional election we will bring Anies back", said Khoirudin.

The Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan attended the peak event of the PKS Party DKI Jakarta Regional Work Meeting (Rakerwil), Sunday, April 4. In his remarks, Anies encouraged PKS Party to continue to produce something new.

"PKS Party continues to interact with all, as ordered, because these interactions will generate inspiration, and inspiration will produce novelties to be pushed into programs and God willing, it will achieve the targets previously stated", he said.

For your information, the House of Representatives (DPR) decided to postpone the revision of the Election Law (UU). This was reinforced by the issuance of the revision of the Election Law from the list of priorities of the National Legislation Program (prolegnas) 2021. In a sense, both the government and the DPR agreed that the regional election will be held simultaneously with the 2024 elections.