Ganjar Pranowo Pictured With Megawati Painting 'From Bu Mega I Studied', Signal Election 2024?

The Governor of Central Java who is also a cadre of PDI Perjuangan Ganjar Pranowo uploaded a photo of Megawati Soekarnoputri's painting (Instagram ganjar_pranowo)

SEMARANG - The Governor of Central Java who is also a cadre of PDI Perjuangan Ganjar Pranowo uploaded a photo of Megawati Soekarnoputri's painting. Ganjar asserted himself to learn a lot from Megawati, Ketum PDIP. Is this the political signal of the 2024 Presidential Election?

"The painting behind me is the work of Mas Joko Susilo. When he sent via WhatsApp, I thought it was a photo, let alone see the expression of the children around Ms. Mega who looked firm. Yes, from Ms. Mega I learned the firmness of attitude," said Ganjar Pranowo through an upload on ganjar_pranowo Instagram account, Monday, May 10.

Ganjar from a number of surveys was favored as a capres in the 2024 presidential election. Finally, indometer survey shows Ganjar Pranowo, Prabowo Subianto, and Ridwan Kamil as the leading presidential candidates.

"They have the opportunity to be supported by a coalition of political parties in the 2024 presidential election. All three far outperform Sandi, Anies, and AHY," indometer Executive Director Leonard S.B. said in a press release in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Friday, May 7.

In a span of almost 1 year, the electability map of presidential candidates is dominated by three figures, namely Ganjar, Prabowo, and Ridwan Kamil.

The findings of indometer's survey show ganjar excelled with 19.1 percent electability, followed by Prabowo with 17.4 percent and RK 14.5 percent.

The electability of all three figures fluctuates or rises and falls. The electability trend of Ganjar and RK has increased, the opportunity to compete tightly.

Meanwhile, he said, Prabowo's stable electability still has a strong chance of being nominated when other names are far below, such as Sandiaga Uno, Anies Baswedan, and Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono.

Anies and Sandi who had duet at the 2017 DKI Jakarta Regional Election in the last year continued to decline their electability.

Sandi's electability is now 6.1 percent, slightly above Anies's 5.9 percent. AHY, which is also Anies-Sandi's rival in the DKI Regional Elections, is below with electability

PDIP Won't Rush

PDI Perjuangan does not want to rush about the determination of capres 2024 amid the strengthening electability of central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo. PDIP awaits the direction of Ketum Megawati Soekarnoputri regarding potential candidates who will be carried out in the 2024 presidential election.

Secretary General of PDIP Hasto Kristiyanto, confirmed that pdip cadres handed over to Megawati to decide.

"Who will be the capres and cawapres later, our democracy has determined Mrs. Megawati who will take the decision," said Hasto on the sidelines of gowes Bareng PDIP in Central Jakarta, Saturday, April 10.

Currently, hasto continued, PDIP only focuses on building national consolidation to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. However, his party will prepare its cadres and networks while awaiting Megawati's decision.

"We are also preparing the necessary things for the president to be elected by the people in 2024. What is needed so that in the future there are no more ideological issues. So that Pancasila is really as our way of life as the basis and purpose of the state," continued Hasto.

Related to the presidential election, Hasto said PDIP will prepare the party's tools first by consolidating.

"Everyone please work as well as possible in the midst of the people. Because the leader has a responsibility also to answer the call of history and that will come the time who will be the capres of PDI Perjuangan in the future," said Hasto.