Gibran Rakabuming Tempted To Run For DKI Gubernatorial Election, PAN: Still Far!

Gibran Rakabuming Raka (Photo via Facebook)

JAKARTA - The mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, has started to talk about moving forward in the upcoming 2024 DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election. After that, Gibran left for Jakarta to receive the Top BUMD Awards 2021 and fulfilled the invitation for a blood donation event from PWNU DKI Jakarta.

If so, not something surprising. Gibran's father, who is now president, Joko Widodo, also did the same thing. Rumors spread even more when Gibran praised Governor Anies Baswedan for handling the COVID-19 pandemic in the capital. In fact, he called the Governor of Jakarta a role model for other regional heads. Responding to the issue of Gibran's advancement in the upcoming DKI gubernatorial election, the National Mandate Party (PAN) emphasized that the 2024 Pilkada is still far away. So, there has been no talk about support. It is known, PAN is one of the political parties that supported the Gibran - Teguh pair during the 2020 Solo City Election. "It's still far! How do you support it, people haven't (Pilkada, ed)," said PAN Deputy General Chair Yandri Susanto when contacted by VOI, Friday, September 17.

Yandri said, PAN welcomes anyone to come forward in the regional head contest. However, his party has not yet reached the discussion of a candidate for regional head who will be supported by PAN. "Who wants to come forward is welcome, but support and support needs to be discussed in the party, there is a decision, what is the partner, which party supports it, far!" explained the Chairman of Commission VIII of the DPR. If Gibran wants to run for the 2024 DKI gubernatorial election, said Yandri, of course PAN will welcome him. Regarding support, there is no attitude. The reason is that the 2024 elections will only start in 2022.

"If he (Gibran, ed) comes forward, go ahead, but (PAN) has not yet had a support procession," said Yandri.

"If anyone wants to run for the gubernatorial election, anyone, anywhere, not just Gibran, all citizens everywhere are okay, that's the right of all citizens," he continued. PAN, added Yandri, will discuss the issue of support if the candidate pairs are known, including the coalition political parties.

"When it comes to PAN, it will need to be discussed internally, who is the partner, who is the coalition political party, that's far away. It's too early to say support or not support," he explained. Questioning that Gibran was worthy of jumping from Solo to Jakarta, Yandri was reluctant to comment.

"Yes, ask Gibran if that's the case, I'm not the assessment team. Ask Gibran, Gibran knows better," he said.