Could Megawati Have Others In The 2024 Presidential Election Apart From Puan And Ganjar?

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JAKARTA - PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri is said to be in a dilemma related to the 2024 presidential election, whether proposing Puan Maharani or Ganjar Pranowo. The reason is, LSI Denny JA states that if Megawati submits Puan as vice presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto then Ganjar has the potential to be proposed by other political parties. Meanwhile, if you present Ganjar as a vice presidential candidate, the electability of the Central Java governor is higher than Prabowo. On the other hand, PDIP does not want to carry Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential candidate in 2024. Could it be that Megawati has another champion in the 2024 presidential election besides Puan and Ganjar? Related to this, political communication expert and founder of the KedaiKOPI survey institute, Hendi Budi Satrio or Hensat, assesses Megawati will choose presidential candidates based on ideological considerations. No matter what Puan or Ganjar, Hensat believes, Mega will look for the right figure to replace Joko Widodo. "Mr. Mega, if you choose the presidential candidate, the considerations are ideological. So yes to this day will be sought," said Hensat to VOI, Wednesday, December 21. According to him, Megawati will not make the results of the survey agency that is currently circulating as the final decision. Although, the 5 RI president also monitors who are the figures on the top board of the survey. "So if many expect Mrs. Mega to follow the survey results, the results are not necessarily like that," said Hensat.

Hensat assessed that Ganjar would also not dare to fight Megawati's direction to accept the proposal of other political parties for his desire to become a presidential candidate. Because Ganjar became the number one person in Central Java because of Megawati and Puan Maharani's intervention. "Then if it is rumored that Ganjar is being proposed by another party, is Ganjar brave? Ganjar is like now because of Mrs. Mega and Ms. Puan," said Hensat. "So (about the presidential candidate) the ideological considerations that will be used (Megawati)," he added.