JAKARTA The Executive Director of Trias Politica Strategis, Agung Baskoro, assessed that West Java will not replace Jakarta as the epicenter or national political center even though Dedi Mulyadi's popularity on social media has skyrocketed in recent months.
"Jakarta remains the epicenter of national politics. In Jakarta, there is a political power of the Palace which is a symbol of power. Then, Teuku Umar's political power, a symbol of PDIP General Chair Megawati," he said, Sunday, June 8, 2025.
According to Agung, despite becoming more popular on social media because of Dedi, West Java has not been able to replace Jakarta as a stepping stone to the national political stage.
West Java can become a national political center as well as a stepping stone if there is a drastic change in political dynamics such as moving the capital city from Jakarta to IKN in the near future.
"If (the transfer of the capital city) occurs, the national political epicenter could move to West Java with the help of Dedi Mulyadi's popularity as the current governor," he added.
He admitted that if the parameters used were activities on social media, Dedi Mulyadi did not have a commensurate opponent. Meanwhile, figures like Pramono Anung tend to be more careful when playing social media and choose to work guerrillaally to be more effective.
Once again, Jakarta is the center of national politics because political nodes are there. In addition, the characteristics of Jakarta residents who are currently not easily lulled by popularity are also whips for the Governor of Jakarta to prioritize work rather than popularity," concluded Agung.
Previously, the results of a survey by Indonesian Political Indicators showed that Dedi Mulyadi was the governor who was the most satisfying of his performance in Java with a level of public satisfaction reaching 94.7 percent.
He is ahead of DIY Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X with 83.8 percent, East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa with 75.3 percent and DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung with a public satisfaction level of 60 percent.
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Unfortunately, said the main researcher of Indonesian Political Indicators, Burhanuddin Muhtadi, the popularity and level of public satisfaction with Dedi Mulyadi is not in line with the performance of the West Java Provincial Government.
Regarding poverty, for example, only 42 percent of West Java's people are satisfied with the performance of local governments. Likewise related to cooperative capital and financing.
"It turns out that quite a lot of the public are disappointed. In fact, the numbers are more than Jakarta. In fact, we see that the satisfaction with Dedi Mulyadi's performance as governor is very striking," explained Burhan.
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