Democrats Call The Official Support Of PKS To Anies Breaking Efforts To Boost The Coalition For Amendments

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JAKARTA - The Democrat Party appreciates the steps taken by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) which has officially provided its support to Anies Baswedan to run for the 2024 presidential election. Deputy of Bappilu DPP for the Democratic Party, Kamhar Lakumani, said that the declaration of PKS support for Anies Baswedan was a turning point as well as a sign that the Change Coalition was getting more solid. "This is a turning point as well as denying the accusations that have been assigned to PKS and the Democratic Party that lock up must be with their cadres," Kamhar told reporters, Tuesday, January 31. "The Democratic Party and PKS prove and emphasize the interests of the people as the main and priority," he continued. Kamhar emphasized that the solidity of the three parties also broke efforts to thwart the Change Coalition. Democrats, he said, were just waiting for a more concrete declaration of cooperation. "This also breaks efforts to deflate the formation of the Change Coalition. The more tested it is here, these three parties are able to overcome it," said Kamhar. Meanwhile, Deputy for the Balitbang DPP of the Democratic Party, Syahrial Nasution, said that PKS' support could not be separated from mutual agreement. Where the desire of three parties, namely Democrats, PKS and NasDem to carry the Coalition for Change. "Previously, long ago, October 3, 2022, the Head of NasDem, Surya Paloh, preceded the announcement that Anies would be a NasDem presidential candidate," Syahrial told reporters, Tuesday, January 31. With this support, continued Syahrial, Anies has pocketed 20 percent of the presidential threshold as a ticket for the 2024 presidential candidate. Furthermore, he said, Democrats are waiting for the official declaration of the Change Coalition. "Of course we are still waiting for the official declaration of the three parties to be signed by each party. When will it be done, what is certain is that the answer will not take long, we will wait," he said. Syahrial emphasized that every day the small team of the three political parties continued to communicate intensively. "Of course, don't forget, many are also trying to thwart the formation of the Coalition for Amendments initiated by the Democrats, NasDem, PKS," he continued.