Usung Di Pilkada Bahkan Jadi Rival Di Pilpres, Prabowo 'Ditikung' Jokowi Dan Anies?

Prabowo Subianto and Anies Baswedan. (Antara)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto once carried Joko Widodo and then Anies Baswedan in the DKI Jakarta Pilkada. Both of them also managed to become the number one person in the capital city.

However, Prabowo's passing time was actually faced with Jokowi in the 2014 presidential election, continuing in 2019. Prabowo as the 2024 presidential candidate Gerindra is also predicted to become Anies' rival who will become the 2024 NasDem presidential candidate.

Some think that Prabowo is often 'tricked' by the figures he has supported. Is it true that Prabowo was previously 'tricked' by Jokowi and Anies?

Political communication observer at Esa Unggul University, Jamiluddin Ritonga, actually assessed that the victory of Jokowi and Anies in the Pilkada was a plus value for Prabowo. From this political event, Prabowo will be considered capable of seeing a person's leadership potential and bringing him to become a leader who is reckoned with in the country.

"Jokowi, for example, has skyrocketed his career and is now president for two terms. Although he often gets criticized, Jokowi is at least able to lead a large and heterogenous country," said Jamiluddin in Jakarta, Friday, October 7.

Meanwhile, Anies, he continued, was also proven to be able to lead Jakarta with a number of achievements. NasDem also appointed Anies, who sits in the DKI 1 chair for the results of the Gerindra sorong, to become a Cpares 2024.

"So, even if Prabowo has to deal with Jokowi and possibly in 2024 with Anies, of course there is nothing to question. Neither Jokowi nor Anies violates the law nor political ethics," said Jamiluddin.

Regarding Anies' video which states that he will not run in the presidential election if Prabowo becomes a presidential candidate, according to Jamiluddin, this will not disappoint the Minister of Defense. Because Anies' statement is the context for the 2019 presidential election.

"So, Prabowo will not be disappointed, let alone feel cornered by Jokowi or Anies. Only other people think so," he said.

Prabowo, Jamiluddin added, was proud to have led his chosen people to become leaders in the country. "Because Prabowo was sincere when carrying Jokowi and Anies in the DKI Jakarta Pilkada," said Jamiluddin.

Prabowo's Faced Anies Was Predicted

Secretary General of the Gerindra Party Ahmad Muzani admitted that he had been reminded by a number of parties regarding Anies' potential to run as a presidential candidate to compete with his General Chair, Prabowo Subianto. This was said, said Muzani, when Prabowo supported Anies in the 2017 DKI gubernatorial election.

"In the past, when Pak Prabowo was going to give Anies Baswedan approval to become a governor, many warned that Anies would have the potential to become a presidential candidate who could potentially compete with Pak Prabowo," Muzani told reporters, Thursday, October 6.

However, continued Muzani, he did not think much about it. Because according to him, Jakarta does need a figure who is able to organize the capital to be better.

"And we feel we have to find a figure who can organize according to Jakarta's needs. Therefore, we accept all views, we hear, but Jakarta's interests and benefits are prioritized rather than our political interests and needs," said Muzani.

Just like when Prabowo brought Jokowi to the 2012 DKI Pilkada. In the end, Prabowo had to face Jokowi in the 2014 presidential election.

"That happened in 2012 the same thing when we carried Jokowi-Ahok, something like that. Even though in the end, Pak Prabowo 2 years later had to face Pak Jokowi, it was the same. The atmosphere was," he said.

"So for us, for Gerindra the benefit, the public interest is above all else," added Muzani.