The Presidential Candidate Promoted By PDIP In The 2024 Presidential Election Is Still 'Misterious,' Hasto: There Is Still Time Until October Next Year

Secretary General of the PDI-P (Hasto Kristiyanto/DOK PDIP/VOI)

YOGYAKARTA - Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto answered diplomatically about the presidential candidate being promoted by PDIP in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Hasto said that PDIP chose to concentrate on resolving various problems of the nation which are currently facing global pressure due to the pandemic that has not fully recovered. For PDIP, Hasto emphasized, all party work and President Jokowi's government must focus on accelerating the performance of economic recovery for the people. "So that the 2024 election will be held in a conducive atmosphere. That is the priority scale for the PDI-P,” Hasto said in an electronic message received in Jakarta, Monday, October 10. "Politicals must not lose context. People need economic improvement. That is how PDIP acts. There is still time for presidential and vice presidential candidates, until October next year,” he said. Hasto also gave a sharp comment when asked about Anies Baswedan who was carried by NasDem. According to him, what NasDem has done is counterproductive considering that so far Anies has often been different from Jokowi's policies. In fact, Hasto emphasized, NasDem is one of the parties supporting the government. "If we look at the problem, Pak Anies' policies are different from President Jokowi's," said Hasto. Regarding the relocation of the nation's capital city to Kalimantan, for example, President Jokowi did this because of a geopolitical perspective. Meanwhile, Anies wants to keep the capital city in Jakarta. “ These are two different things, thus giving birth to contradictions when there is one party supporting Pak Jokowi's government carrying Mr. Anies, which in terms of policy is different from President Jokowi. In flood management, it is also different, and others, ” beber Hasto.