PPP: General Andika Perkasa Can Practice Practical Politics After Retiring In 2022 Ahead Of The 2024 Presidential Election

General Andika Perkasa/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - The name of Army Chief of Staff, General TNI Andika Perkasa, appeared in the survey results of Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) regarding the 2024 presidential candidate. Andika was in 13th place with 1.0 percent of the vote.

Responding to this, the Chairperson of the PPP Central Board, Syaifullah Tamliha, said Andika Perkasa could practice politics ahead of the 2024 presidential election. If his retirement period had expired at the end of 2022.

"General TNI Andika Perkasa will retire in December 2022, so that he can freely engage in practical politics is facing the presidential election, which God willing, will be held in 2024", Tamliha told reporters, Friday, October 8.

According to Tamliha, every survey agency must survey the nation's best sons and daughters who have the opportunity to become presidential candidates. Not only from the cadre of national leaders from the civilian circle but also from the military. Including Andika Mighty.

If his electability continues to be high, the member of the House of Representatives Commission I believes that political parties will consider Andika Perkasa as a candidate for president or vice president. The PPP itself, said Tamliha, has not yet determined the figure of a presidential candidate in 2024.

"PPP is still choosing the right time to determine the figure of the presidential candidate. We do not want to repeat the occurrence of divisions within the party due to differences in presidential candidates seven years ago", he said.