Anies Baswedan And Ganjar Pranowo Favorite Candidates For The NasDem DPW, But It Is Not Certain That They Will Be Chosen

Ganjar Pranowo (Photo via Central Java Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - The names of Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo are the favorite choices for the NasDem Party DPW. But what needs to be remembered is that even though the NasDem DPW is dominantly chosen, it is not necessarily the same for the 2024 presidential election.

Chairman of the NasDem Party, Surya Paloh ensured that the figure who won the most votes chosen by the NasDem Party DPW was not necessarily chosen as a presidential candidate from the NasDem Party.

"Not necessarily (chosen), because basically the weight of the nominees is the same, whoever it is," he said, on the sidelines of the 2022 NasDem Party National Working Meeting, at the Sultan Hotel, Jakarta, Thursday, June 16.

The name of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, dominates as a presidential candidate proposed by the DPW of the NasDem Party. Of the 34 DPWs that proposed the names of candidates, only two DPWs did not propose the name Baswedan, namely West Papua and East Kalimantan. In addition to these names, the name of the Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo, was also the most widely proposed by DPW NasDem. According to Paloh, names The proposed 34 DPWs were quite positive from the aspirations of the participants of the National Working Meeting of the NasDem Party.

"Later, on time (tomorrow evening) it will be announced," he said.

Regarding the cadre's request that the names of the proposed presidential candidates, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo, be NasDem, he said, they would be seen later because they had never met and had serious talks.

"Indeed there is a discourse, but it has never been talked about. Maybe after tomorrow we will see. The NasDem Party emphasizes the quality and responsibility aspects that are qualified to be able to take this nation in a better direction," he said. , Indonesia needs a leader who can revive Indonesia after the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We need leaders who can rise up after the pandemic, able to maintain the existence of this country in the midst of a wave of world change," he said. Therefore, NasDem Party cadres must remain consistent with the spirit of the party that is able to determine the direction of travel for the nation.

"We really should maintain harmonization with all political institutions, fluid communication gives appreciation to one another," he said.

He also believes that the NasDem Party has the best of the good candidates. "From several names, three names will be processed, who will receive recommendations and be submitted to me. Of course I have to contemplate, rational level of objectivity and for that we will risk all existing risks," he said. Secretary General of the NasDem Party DPP, Johnny G Plate, emphasized that decision-making in the recommendations of presidential candidates from 34 DPWs was not based on a voting system. This means that the DPP does not see how many votes are recommended for a particular figure. "It should be noted that in making a recommendation decision by the steering committee is not done on the basis of voting, but refers to the procedure that has been submitted, namely deliberation to reach consensus," he said. He reiterated, there was no ranking from the results of the names that had been recommended by 34 DPW. "And because of that, the number or number of proposals does not determine the ranking of proposals. ," he said.