Gibran Rakabuming Asked For Not Many Gimmicks Ahead Of The 2020 Pilwalkot

Director of Median Survey Institute Rico Marbun (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The electability of President Joko Widodo's son at the 2020 Pilwalkot Solo is still in second place compared to the incumbent candidate Achmad Purnomo. Based on the results of a survey by the Median Survey Institute, Gibran's electability only reached 19.1 percent while Achmad's electability reached 40.9 percent.

Responding to this, the Director of the Median Survey Institute, Rico Marbun, said that Gibran could still make good use of the nine months available for the next 9 months. As long as Jokowi's eldest son is able to make a breakthrough.

"The dynamics are very likely to occur if Gibran is able to take steps beyond imaging, which are merely trending topics," Rico told reporters in the Cikini area, Central Jakarta, Monday, December 16.

According to him, entrepreneurs in the food sector do not need to do a lot of gimmicks. "All the gimmicks he did, such as saying goodbye and escorted by his parents, were enough. Do not over-dose," he said.

Rico said that Gibran had to challenge himself to be able to present a different leadership from the previous leader. This includes finalizing his vision and mission for Solo if he is later elected as a leader there.

Comparison of the Gibran Survey in Solo (Wardhany Tsa Tsia / VOI)

Moreover, from a survey conducted on 3-9 December 2019, which was attended by 800 respondents who were randomly selected with a margin of error of 3.5 percent and a confidence level of 95 percent, there are still undecided voters with a fairly large number of 21.6. percent.

Not only that, as many as 23.4 percent of respondents thought Gibran was still young enough to lead the city of Solo for the next 5 years and 18.9 percent of respondents thought Gibran had no experience.

Thus, it is important for Gibran to prove his vision and mission to prospective voters. "What is his dream for Solo, why do you feel more. That must be convinced. Contests for ideas, visions, and missions. There are no other fights," he said.

It is known, Gibran Rakabuming Raka has registered himself as a candidate for Mayor of Solo through the Central Java PDIP DPD route in Semarang. When registering, he was accompanied by his wife, Selvi Ananda and his mother, who is also First Lady Iriana Widodo.

Jalan Gibran was blocked when he registered as a candidate for Mayor of Solo. This is because the PDIP Surakarta DPC has names for the mayoral candidates, namely Achmad Purnomo and Teguh Prakoso. The two names were also decided by the PDIP Surakarta DPC Chairman FX Hadi Rudyatmo.

However, not long after the verdict was issued, Gibran visited the residence of PDIP Party chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri in Teuku Umar, Menteng, Central Jakarta. The arrival of Gibran at that time was to inform him that he was certain that he would run for the Solo Pilwalkot.

However, until now, Megawati Soekarnoputri will decide whether to go forward or not to go forward Gibran to the Pilwalkot arena as the party's top leader.

This was conveyed by Deputy Secretary General of PDIP Arif Wibowo. According to him, as the chairman of the PDIP, it is not impossible for Megawati to then use her prerogative to determine the candidates who will take part in the regional elections. "(Candidates for regional heads) It will be decided at the DPP plenary meeting. However, we also cannot predict when Bu Mega will use her prerogative," said Arif, Friday, December 13.

Arif said that PDIP is a party that uses a guided democracy system. Therefore, cadres who do not agree with the decision of the general chairman are advised to rethink.

"If you don't agree (with the DPP and general chairman's decision), look for another party. Not from the PDIP," he said.

Arif explained, candidates for regional head could be proposed from the DPC or DPD to the DPP after the selection process in the regions. These candidates will undergo a series of tests held by the party, including psychological tests and interviews.

Furthermore, the registered cadres will also conduct tests to measure their loyalty to the party. In addition, the DPD or DPC PDIP will also conduct three surveys to measure the electability and popularity of candidates who register through the PDIP.

The results of the first survey must be submitted to the PDIP DPP by December 25. Then, the second survey will be held in February next year, and the last survey will be held at the end of May or early June.