The Section Is Jakarta As A Barometer Of National Politics

Photo Photo Illustration (Andry Winarko VOI)

JAKARTA - Whoever wins in the Jakarta gubernatorial election (Pilgub) is predicted to become a strong candidate in the 2029 presidential election. This is because Jakarta will still be a barometer of national politics in the future even though the capital city has moved to the capital city of the archipelago (IKN).

This can be seen from the political steps taken by Anies Basweedan in aiming for the seat of the Governor of Jakarta after participating in the presidential election. Senior political researcher of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Prof. Siti Zuhro said the opportunity was used by Anies to defend his prestige in the next few years. If it does not appear to the surface, according to him, the public could forget the man who is usually called the abah.

And the irony is, there is not a single political party that provides support to the former governor of DKI Jakarta, after the Constitutional Court's decision. PKS and Nasdem, who initially carried, suddenly turned right and carried Ridwan Kamil - Suswono.

Now, the registration process for the DKI Jakarta Governor Election (Pilgub) has been officially closed on August 29, 2024. It is recorded that there are three candidate pairs running in the DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election contestation. Where one candidate pair is promoted by 15 political parties, one candidate pair is promoted by one political party and the last is a candidate for a pair who uses an independent path.

The Ridwan Kamil - Suswono pair is a couple promoted by 15 political parties. In his meeting at the PKS DPP Office, Friday, August 23, the former Governor of West Java said he was asked by the elected president, Prabowo Subianto to lead DKI Jakarta Province, for the period 2024-2029. "Pak Prabowo immediately asked me to lead Jakarta in the next 5 years," said Ridwan Kamil at the PKS DPP Office.

Even this pair claims to bring a new concept to Jakarta. Both promised to solve the problem of flooding and traffic jams which had been a problem for the former capital city. "Our dialogue is a new Jakarta because Jakarta is no longer the capital city of Indonesia, so it requires a new imagination, requires a new definition, this extraordinary city as the center of Indonesia will be taken where in what way. We will also hear all of his aspirations to be made into a future blueprint plan for Jakarta, from Jakarta Baru to Jakarta to progress, something like that," said Ridwan Kamil in his remarks at the KPU Jakarta, Wednesday, August 28.

Based on data received by VOI, Ridwan Kamil's statement was in line with 73 work programs that were given the initial name as Jakarta Merdeka and then corrected to Jakarta Baru to Advanced Jakarta. Among his work programs, there are some who represent Islam as the majority group. The programs include the Anti Radicalism Curriculum, Zakat Digital QR Code, Maghrib Mengaji, 1 RW 1 Hafidz Scholarship and Friday Sedekah.

For the field of education, this couple offers scholarship programs until strata one, the anti-corruption curriculum, provides free lessons for ulama and Jakartans every Thursday. The Socialization program, this couple provides time to vent with the governor every Monday. Ridwan ensured that there were no more children in Jakarta who did not get the right to education. If, he and Suswono are given the trust to lead Jakarta for the next five years.

Chairman of the Bapillu DPW PKS Jakarta Abuzar Alghifari assessed that Ridwan Kamil (RK) was a creative figure and a worker type. He also added that RK also wanted to hear input and not be arrogant.

"For others, you don't want to talk about it anymore. Whatever it is, if it's a good person, it will definitely be carried by many people, especially parties. So forget about it, it's better to talk about the cool fights of Indonesians, who will contest for the sake of the region and Indonesia in the future can be more advanced," he said.

The various kinds of positive programs offered by the man who is usually called Kang Emil seem to have not been able to remove his 'cat' as a supporter of true weight. Because after all, Ridwan Kamil is a resident of Bandung who supports Persib Bandung who has strong rivalry with Persija Jakarta supporters. If you withdraw, Ridwan Kamil was excited among Persija supporters and said that Jakarta residents are poor, glamorous, prestigious and stingy residents.

"Tengil, gaul, glamor, wasteful, songong, stingy, prestigious, selfish, hard-working, resilient, showing off, hedon. Those are the characters of the JKT people. Some say that Jakarta = a giant village is not true metropolitan. He said it was physical with metropolitan but still in rural behavior," wrote Ridwan Kamil in his X media social account.

Ridwan Kamil admitted that he was wrong to have abused the citizens of Jakarta. Claiming to be disrespectful has humiliated the people of Jakarta. "Hopefully I can do even better in the future. I'm sorry for the past. Let's move on," said Ridwan Kamil, a netizen from July who mocked the residents of Jakarta. Now, in order to get full power in Jakarta, Ridwan Kamil must try very hard to grow love from the Betawi community, which he calls stingy.

This Is The Reason Megawati Appoints Pramono Anung

The candidate for governor of Jakarta, Pramono Anung, said that the fight in the Jakarta gubernatorial election he participated in together with the prospective deputy governor candidate, Rano Karno, was like David againstAMeth. Because they have to fight the Ridwan Kamil-Suswono pair who have greater electability.

We are both David and Goodminton. (Our direction, ed) is 14 percent, (the pair, ed) is 86 percent there," Pramono told reporters in Jakarta, Saturday, August 31.

Meanwhile, the Governor of PDIP, Rano Karno, admitted that he was optimistic and more enthusiastic even though his opponent was tough. "I even got more enthusiastic even though our seats were small, especially after getting the blessing and seeing the optimism of Mrs. Mega. Previously, I apologized, not the intention to get ahead, but we are very sure," said Rano Karno.

The optimism of the Pramono-Rano pair is considered the opposite by a political observer from the National University (Unas) Selamat Ginting. He assessed that the PDIP candidate pair would find it difficult to win. The reason is that Pramono's recognition level as a candidate for governor is still very small in Jakarta. "In the regional head election contestation, the decisive and dominant factor is a figure with his character," said Selamat Ginting in his written message.

The consideration from the Chairperson of the PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri appointed Pramono Anung based on his ability to communicate with various parties, especially the political elite. This role was stated that Pramono had been done for a long time and of course on the orders of Mrs. Megawati.

Honestly Starting, Dharma Pongrekun And Kun Wardana: We Are Independent

The Candidate for Governor of DKI Jakarta from the individual or independent path Dharma Pongrekun asked his volunteers and supporters to move on their own but still coordinate with each other among volunteers and supporters.

"We are not funded by the state budget. So if you really want to change Jakarta, please form a volunteer or a team to be successful autonomously," he said.

He hopes that there will be an initiative to campaign from volunteers and supporters and can run smoothly and coordinate with one another. He also wants his volunteers and supporters to really depart from the calling of the soul that has risen through patriots of the nation's defenders. Therefore, he believes that the supporters are sincere in voting.

"We are only independent, we are not a force that has big money. So don't burden us, if you want Jakarta to be safe, our slogan is 'Jakartaku Aman' to save the lives of our families," he said.