SBY-JK Meeting Considered By Observers Confirms Anies Baswedan Will Be Carried By Democrats And NasDem

JAKARTA - Political observer from UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Adi Prayitno, speculates that the meeting of the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) with former Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK) is not limited to talking about the nostalgic romance of the two. But the meeting is also related to the interests of the 2024 presidential election.

"I think they're talking about the 2024 presidential election, if it's just a signal of romance meeting old friends, I think it can be done by zoom, by phone," said Adi when met in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Friday, June 24.

The discussion between the two national figures, Adi continued, led to the candidacy of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, who had been chosen by the NasDem Party as one of the presidential candidates recommended by the National Working Meeting. Supporting Anies, said Adi, was the most realistic for the NasDem Party because there were no political clashes compared to other candidates.

"Why do I say that in the interests of 2024, one, NasDem has nominated Anies Baswedan as a presidential candidate and that is the most realistic choice for NasDem. Because if Ganjar will definitely clash with PDIP, Andika Perkasa will definitely be protested by the public as an active general who is not allowed to do politics. rational is Anies," explained Adi.

The Executive Director of Indonesian Political Parameters considered that one of the reasons the Democrats were interested in joining NasDem was because the party created by Surya Paloh had nominated Anies Baswedan. According to him, these two parties have the same interests, namely they both want to defeat the PDIP.

"When Anies was interested in joining the Democrats, why? Of course his interests were the same as wanting to defeat the dominance of the PDIP, which won the battle for two periods. Democrats have that spirit, and NasDem has that spirit," he said.

"This means that when NasDem carries a name like Anies, it indirectly wants to create an open front with PDIP and even with the government," Adi added.

Moreover, said Adi, JK was Anies Baswedan's mentor. Therefore, according to him, the meeting between SBY and JK was to discuss Anies' nomination strategy. It could even be, paired with Ketum Democrat Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY).

Moreover, the time of the meeting was the same as AHY's visit to Surya Paloh at the NasDem Tower.

"Well, in that context, JK is Anies Baswedan's main mentor. Because the moment of the meeting with SBY-JK coincided with the AHY NasDem meeting. offered as his cawapres," concluded Adi Prayitno.