Currently, speculation about who will run as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election is increasingly being discussed. One name that is becoming increasingly popular among the public is the Governor of Central Java who is also a PDI-P cadre, Ganjar Pranowo. In addition to the former Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan and General Chairman of Gerindra who is also Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto.
A number of parties outside the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) openly supported Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential candidate in 2004. Most recently is the General Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Zulkifli Hasan or Zulhas.
While attending the National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) for winning the PAN Election at the Padma Hotel, Semarang City, Central Java, Sunday, February 26. The event was attended by thousands of PAN cadres and several political figures, including President Joko Widodo.
When Ganjar Pranowo arrived at the event location, he was greeted with shouts of "Ganjar the President!" of the thousands of PAN cadres who attended. The shout was greeted with smiles from Ganjar Pranowo and President Joko Widodo who also smiled.
The PAN National Coordination Meeting event was an important moment for Ganjar Pranowo because he was considered a potential presidential candidate. Shouts of "Ganjar the President!" from PAN cadres also show that Ganjar Pranowo has a lot of support from cadres of other political parties apart from PDIP, the political party that made his name known. Moreover, this is not the first time the same expression has appeared. When attending events of other political parties, similar shouts are often heard.
In the PAN National Coordination Meeting event, Zulhas provided support and endorsement for Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential candidate in the 2024 Presidential Election.
In his speech, Zulhas mentioned white hair and a wrinkled forehead. The sign of the future presidential candidate who was once called President Jokowi. On this occasion, Zulhas also said that Ganjar Pranowo is a leader who has the experience and good performance in leading. He also alluded to the criteria for an ideal leader, namely those who have high leadership qualities, experience, and integrity.
The support from Zulhas is considered important because he is one of the senior political figures who have influence inside and outside the National Mandate Party (PAN). In addition, support from senior figures such as Zulhas can provide encouragement for Ganjar Pranowo to gain wider support. Including from PDIP, which until now has not officially named a presidential candidate for 2024.
Apart from having the support of a number of high-ranking party officials, Ganjar is also quite successful in surveys. In a survey conducted by Kompas Research and Development, Ganjar Pranowo was the most superior presidential candidate when faced with DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan.
Data from the survey which was held on January 25 - February 4, 2023, Ganjar's electability reached 25.3 percent, an increase of 2.1 percent when compared to October 2022.
Prabowo has an electability of 18.1 percent, up 0.5 percent when compared to the results of the previous survey. Meanwhile, Anies Baswedan is known to have experienced a significant decrease of up to 3.4 percent. In this latest survey, Anies' electability was 13.1 percent.
The calculation results show that the electability difference between Ganjar and Prabowo is 7.2 percent. Meanwhile, between Ganjar and Anies it was 12.2 percent.
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Ganjar Pranowo's success in achieving this high level of electability cannot be separated from his achievements as Governor of Central Java. Under his leadership, Ganjar Pranowo succeeded in bringing Central Java to become one of the best-performing provinces in Indonesia. One of its flagship programs is Central Java Gayeng, a program that promotes culture and tourism in Central Java.
Apart from that, Ganjar Pranowo is also known as a figure who is close to the people. He often interacts directly with residents to find out the problems they face. No wonder he was dubbed a populist governor.
But, even though they have high electability and a number of parties seem to support them, PDIP, the party to which Ganjar Pranowo belongs, has not officially announced who the presidential candidate will be. According to the PDIP mechanism, the prerogative of nominating candidates rests with General Chair Megawati Sukarnoputri. So, who will Megawati carry? Is it Ganjar Pranowo?
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