Supporting Ganjar Pranowo Candidate, DPD Senator Calls This Figure Suitable To Be Vice President

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo (Photo: Special)

JAKARTA - DPD RI member Abdul Rachman Thaha assesses that the Governor of Central Java (Central Java) Ganjar Pranowo is a figure who should be supported as a presidential candidate in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

According to him, Ganjar represents the aspirations of the people who want a new leader without having to be followed by the frills of a political party chairman position.

"At the same time, he has a strong potential to become a figure who breaks the silence of political parties and breaks the silence of the political party climate which has become increasingly powerful lately," said Rachman in his statement, Monday, June 21.

Ganjar, he continued, was indeed a senior political party figure. But he was able to understand what his citizens felt so that he remained standing even though he was sidelined by the party.

"And when a political party becomes angry as a result of Ganjar's behavior, at that moment it is also legal for Ganjar to hold the status of a member of a political party who refuses to become a political party officer," said Rachman.

Instead, said Rachman, Ganjar was demonstrating true Soekarnoism. He gave an example, even though Soekarno was the founder and central figure in the PNI, Bung Karno as the national leader did not position the PNI as his party. In fact, he even distanced himself from the party he formed.

"So is Ganjar's relationship with his party. The difference is that the PNI has never lost Sukarno, while the PDIP seems to see Ganjar as a rebellious child. As an officer who disobeys the orders of his commander, to be precise," explained the West Sulawesi senator.

For this reason, Rachman supports Ganjar if he runs for president. Ganjar, he said, is also suitable to be juxtaposed with representatives of regional figures, such as in the DPD RI.

Normatively, he said, the institution brought together individuals who were refining the fourth precepts of Pancasila. That the people's mandate must be borne directly by representatives elected by the people without being mediated by political parties.

"With such a rationale, one of the names from the DPD that deserves to be highlighted is La Nyalla Mattalitti," said Rachman.

According to him, La Nyalla will be complementary to Ganjar Pranowo. Where La Nyalla from East Java is a purely independent figure, while Ganjar is still a political party person no matter how much he refuses to become a political party officer.

"When the two of them are juxtaposed, for example, President La Nyalla Mattalitti and Vice President Ganjar Pranowo, the diversity of Indonesia is reflected," said Rachman.

However, continued Rachman, of course there are challenges to be faced. Namely opening up space for independent presidential candidates in the 2024 presidential election.

Therefore, his party pushed for the amendment of the 1945 Constitution as an opening. The key, said Rachman, lies in people's awareness.

"The president is a people's officer. But ironically, the existing provisions are precisely the presidential threshold that continues to be a toy for political parties. Is this the sovereignty of the people? Or is it the sovereignty of political parties?" concluded Rachman