PDIP Internal Competition Amplifies, Presidential Election 2024 Tickets Will Not Be Given To Ganjar Pranowo

Ganjar Pranowo (Photo: Public Relations of Central Java Provincial Government via Antara)

JAKARTA - The Governor of Central Java (Central Java) and PDIP cadre Ganjar Pranowo were not invited to the Marhaen Essay Photo Exhibition held by PDIP in Semarang, Central Java, Saturday, May 22.

Elite PDIP Bambang Wuryanto said that because Ganjar is considered too ambitious to run in the upcoming Presidential Election (Pilpres) 2024.

Executive Director of the Institute for Democracy and Strategic Affairs (Indostrategic) A. Khoirul Umam assessed that Ganjar's uninvited asserts the existence of strong competition and factionalism within the PDIP.

Thus, Khoirul claims, the 2024 presidential election ticket will not be given even though the electability of the governor of Central Java in the two periods is quite high.

"Ganjar's high electability does not guarantee that he will get the blessing of PDIP," Khoirul said, Monday, May 24.

"The political stance of Puan Maharani and Bambang Wuryanto indicates that the political blessings of PDIP in 2024 will not be given to those from outside the Soekarno breed," he continued.

Nevertheless, according to Khoirul, there are 3 things that Ganjar must do if he still wants to get the blessing of PDIP, especially Megawati Soekarnoputri.

First, Ganjar should be able to build trust in the elite factions of the PDIP that he will remain in control of the elite political bull party. Of course, as a party official, it is not just a solo player labeled PDIP.

Second, Ganjar must be fully able to ensure his name is clean from old cases often associated with him. Especially the case of e-KTP corruption.

Third, Ganjar should be able to create political momentum, as Jokowi did in early 2013.

"Ganjar should be able to explain to the grassroots community at the national level about the justification of why he is worthy, necessary, and relevant to be elected to replace Jokowi in 2024," he explained.

But if that is not done, he said, Ganjar will be a potential Presidential Election 2024 who failed before entering the competition.

"If those three things are not able to do Ganjar, then he is potentially on the list of big names who during the process of approaching the competition, have withered before developing," Khoirul said.