Sandiaga Express Ready To President In Front Of PPP Cadre Arsul Sani: Most Called Ganjar Pranowo

Deputy Chairperson of PPP Arsul Sani. (Between)

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno, stated that he is ready to be proposed as a presidential candidate (Capres) in 2024. This readiness was again announced by Sandiaga while attending the PPP event.

It is known, Sandiaga often attends PPP events in the regions. The deputy chairman of the Gerindra Party Board of Trustees also received support to become a presidential candidate at the event. Then, is PPP really interested in asking Sandiaga? Deputy Chairman of PPP Arsul Sani said that his party until the beginning of 2023 was still capturing aspirations from below. Starting from the party structure at the regional level, leaders and scholars as well as party constituents. "To express their aspirations about figures who deserve to be submitted or supported by PPP as presidential or vice presidential candidates," said Arsul, Tuesday, December 20. Arsul revealed that PPP opens up opportunities for the figures that will be carried by the party bearing the Kaaba. Not only Sandiaga Uno emerged from the aspirations of the cadres, he said, but there were also Ganjar Pranowo, Anies Baswedan, and even Erick Thohir.

"We also provide opportunities for all figures to get acquainted and socialize with PPP ranks in the regions, including Sandiaga Uno. So far there have been variations in the aspirations of support between one region and another. There is a tendency to strengthen the names of Erick Tohir, Ganjar Pranowo, Prabowo, Anies Baswedan and Sandi Uno. We consider this a process of internal democratization of the party," said Arsul.

Nevertheless, Arsul admitted, the name Ganjar Prabowo is most mentioned by regional level administrators. Meanwhile among millennials and PPP women, he said, many wanted Erick Thohir. "The most widely called regional level structure is GP (Ganjar Pranowo), but the most popular among millennials and PPP women is ET (Erick Tohir)," said Arsul. In fact, his competition, there are also those who pair Ganjar Pranowo with Erick Tohir, or Puan Maharani or Erick Thohir. "There is an internal flow to pair GP with ET or P with ET," he continued. Previously, Sandiaga Uno said he was ready to run as a presidential candidate while attending the PPP event in Madura, East Java, Sunday, December 18. However, Sandiaga said that the entire determination of presidential and vice presidential candidates was in the hands of political parties. So he returned the decision regarding his candidacy to the political party itself. "Whatever the decision, we must be ready," said Sandiaga Uno in front of PPP cadres in Madura.