Although Already Supporting Anies Baswedan In The 2024 Presidential Election, Democrats Are Confident That NasDem Is Consistent In Supporting Jokowi's Government

Head of NasDem Surya Paloh and Anies Baswedan/ANTARA PHOTO/Reno Esnir/hp.

The Democrat Party believes that NasDem is still committed to supporting the Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Ma'ruf Amin government even though it has carried Anies Baswedan in the 2024 presidential election. "I remember one who carried Pak Jokowi, 'Jokowi is us' NasDem. I think it is very consistent and committed but as a political party, of course, what kind of rights will we have in the future, we really respect and respect that," said Democratic Party spokesman Herzaky Mahendra Putra in the discussion "Utak-Atik Tiket Capres" as monitored from the KedaiKopi YouTube Survey in Jakarta, Antara, Sunday, October 23. He considers each party to have the right to carry presidential candidates, including NasDem. However, he said, it did not mean that NasDem was released from the coalition. "If we really appreciate it, why? Because when we talk, say, 'Wow, for example, Mr. Taslim (Hermawi Taslim/Wasekjen Partai NasDem) or NasDem supporters of Mr. Jokowi', for example, but that's part of the current government design. As a party in the future, what does he want? So, it doesn't matter, it doesn't mean he's released," said Herzaky. "Parpol itu punya hak, kami sebagai identitas yang sah dan legal di negara ini yang dijamin oleh konstitusi, kami ingin mencalonkan siapa saja boleh dan tidak seharusnya didervensi atau diperbarah-rarahkan," ujarnya. He also revealed that the Democrats actually also have their own presidential candidates, namely Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY). However, he said, the Democrats were realistic because they were hit by a "presidential threshold". "We also exist, when we talk about presidential candidates within the aspirations of our constituents and also cadres who want AHY but AHY also convey on various occasions, we are still realistic now 20 percent, Democrats have 9.36 percent capital. So, we are still discussing it with other coalition friends," said Herzaky.