Jakarta Regional Head Election Heats Up, Intolerant Group Issues Begin To Appear

Jakarta Memanas Pilkada (Special)

JAKARTA - The contestation of the upcoming Jakarta regional elections is starting to heat up. Later there has been a narrative that alludes to religious elements. In a number of WhatsApp groups circulated a photo poster of the Pramono-Rano pair with the words 'Reclaim Jakarta! After 5 Years Previously Led by Anies and the intolerant group'. There was also a poster circulating 'Ahok Ready Behind Pramono-Rano. Ahok: I Am Responsible for the Victory of Mas Pram and Bang Rano'.

Responding to the circulation of the narrative, PDIP politician who is also the Spokesperson for the Pramono-Rano Winning Team, Chico Hakim said, there were efforts to deliberately pit each other from those who did not like Pramono-Rano to win.

"They are dizzy to see Ahokers and Abah's children more inclined to support Pramono-Rano. Even the nodes supporting the two former governors are actively moving massively to win Pramono-Rano," Chico said when contacted in Jakarta, Wednesday, October 16.

In the eyes of senior Trust Indonesia Research and Consulting researcher, Ahmad Fadhli, such a narrative is natural to appear and will refer to the 2017 Pilkada contestation. In fact, said Fadhli, the dispute or conflict between PDIP that carried Pramono-Rano and the National Movement Defenders of Fatwa (GNPF) Ulama and Presidium Alumni (PA) 212 cannot be denied to exist.

"First, the conflict between PDIP and GNPF or PA 212 is not a mere fairy tale. This incident happened when PDIP became part of the political coalition that pushed Ahok-Djarot, who was a genuine PDIP cadre in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election," said Fadhli in Jakarta, Wednesday, October 16.

This incident, he said, was quite resolved. For example, the Ahok-Djarot campaign which was rejected in various places in Jakarta, or even PDIP cadres, clashed while guarding the Ahok-Djarot campaign.

"For this reason, the strong offending will be resolved and not easily restored. PDIP cadres in Jakarta will not easily forgive and forget the 2017 DKI Pilkada conflict involving the PA 212 group," he said.

Vice versa. Fadhli said PA 212 and FPI would not necessarily accept the candidate for governor who was pushed by PDIP. "For them, PDIP is an ideological rival that may be difficult to unite in the political attitude of PA212 scholars," said Fadhli.

"Then, will this attitude be maintained by PA212 and FPI in the face of the 2024 DKI Pilkada? The answer is most likely yes," he continued.

One of the real indicators is the minimal communication between FPI/PA 212 and the PDIP Jakarta elite. Until now, there has been no formal communication between the Jakarta PDIP elite and the ulama.

"Even though the election is approximately 42 days away. There has not been any action to attract the segmentation of the FPI/PA 212 group, some of which are supporters of Anies Baswedan," explained Fadhli as well.