Observer's Analysis: Many Of Prabowo's Militant Supporters Have Left Him

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party will again nominate Prabowo Subianto as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election. This is Prabowo's third time competing in the presidential candidate contest.

Although Prabowo's electability is ranked first in many survey institutions, it is said that popular support has declined. Prabowo is predicted to fail again as president of the Republic of Indonesia. Esa Unggul University political communication observer, Jamiluddin Ritonga, assessed that the grassroots which in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections were so militant in supporting Prabowo, it seems that many have left him. His militant supporters, according to him, are very disappointed with Prabowo's entry into Jokowi's cabinet.

"The mothers who sincerely support Prabowo, now seem to be discouraged. They no longer want Prabowo, even though their number is very large," said Jamiluddin in a statement received by VOI, Tuesday, October 12.

It is estimated, said Jamiluddin, that the decline in Prabowo's electability came largely from the grassroots volunteers. This will certainly affect Prabowo's chances of winning the 2024 presidential election.

"Although Prabowo is likely to be successfully promoted in the 2024 presidential election, the chances of winning seem small. Prabowo has lost militant people who have been willing to volunteer. Gerindra cadres do not seem militant enough to lead Prabowo to become president," said Jamiluddin.

On the other hand, Jamiluddin said that it makes sense to bring Prabowo back as a presidential candidate. The reason is, in various surveys they often get the highest electability compared to other figures.

The Gerindra Party also has the second largest vote in the 2019 Pilleg, so it is very feasible to carry Prabowo to fight in the 2024 presidential election.

"The problem is, although Prabowo's electability is still high, there is a downward trend. This is certainly not a good sign for Prabowo to be nominated as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election," said Jamiluddin.

Kapok Mothers Support Prabowo

Referred to as militant supporters, mothers or mothers who were previously loyal to support Prabowo in the 2019 presidential election admitted that they had given up and were reluctant to support him again. One of Prabowo's former supporters who joined the Prabowo-Sandi Supporting Mothers Party (PEPES), Ajeng, admitted gave up because he felt that he had been abandoned after Prabowo joined the Jokowi government. "Personally, I have given up supporting Prabowo, because I am disappointed to see Prabowo just abandoning his supporters in the middle of the road," said Ajeng, Tuesday, October 12. In fact, said Ajeng, Prabowo and Sandiaga in their speeches had once boasted that they would fight to the last drop of blood, and even made a will.

"Why is he passionate about speeches like the one above to burn the spirits of his supporters," he said. only on the struggle for outside the government.

"If in the end he joins the coalition, what he says should be in accordance with what he does, become the opposition to fight with the people," said Ajeng.

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