Golkar Claims Airlangga's Presidential Candidate That Jokowi Is Pleased With, CISA: Because The Minister Of Economics In The Cabinet

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JAKARTA - The chairman of the Golkar Party DPP Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena claims that the General Chairperson Airlangga Hartarto is included in the three lists of presidential candidates that President Joko Widodo likes. The three names, namely the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo, the Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto. Related to this, the Executive Director of the Center for Indonesia Strategic Actions (CISA) Herry Mendrofa, assessed that Airlangga's reason for becoming one of the three presidential reading names that Jokowi liked was because he was a minister in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet. "Obviously because Airlangga is a minister of Jokowi's cabinet. The second is the factor of the general chairman of the Golkar party, which to this day is solid in supporting Jokowi," said Herry, Thursday, September 8. Another factor, namely economic issues that are the focus of Jokowi's government. Meanwhile, Airlangga currently serves as Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs. "Third, are economic issues that are central issues and are the focus of the Jokowi government. Incidentally, the minister or his leader is Airlangga," he said. According to Herry, economic problems are one of the reasons Jokowi's trend towards Airlangga, which is predicted to run as a presidential candidate in the 2024 General Election. On the other hand, economic issues are also in the spotlight during the pandemic until now the increase in fuel oil (BBM). "These three are Jokowi's favorite factors as well as a factor that, in my opinion, is an evaluation of itself for Airlangga. Because today's economic issue is an issue that is eccentric, populist among the community, because it intersects with the reality that occurs in society, especially the context is an increase in fuel prices," he said. Although he is considered to be performing well as Coordinating Minister for the Economy with the ability to control inflation and maintain Indonesia's economic growth during the pandemic, Airlangga also found a number of main problems related to the increase in fuel prices. "If the claim is clear, economic growth in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased and remains at a fairly good number among other countries, but in internal conditions, turmoil in society," he added. Then, the results of the Indonesian Political Indicators survey also showed that the majority of residents did not agree with the increase in fuel oil prices (BBM). The increase in fuel prices also shows that there is a contrast in Indonesia's economic performance. This, said Herry, will have an impact on Airlangga's electability. "So the impact is on Airlangga's electability as the Coordinating Minister for the Economy. On the one hand, according to the data, success in economic growth in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. But on the other hand, the increase in fuel prices is post-pandemic. This means that there is time, which in my opinion, will be in contrast because before and after that there is a very contrast," concluded Herry.