As Chairman Of PKN, Anas Urbaningrum Affirms His Party Has No Enemy

Head of the National Awakening Party (PKN) Anas Urbaningrum in the Monas area, Jakarta, Saturday 15 July 2023. (ANTARA-Tri M A)

JAKARTA - General Chairperson (Ketum) of the National Awakening Party (PKN) Anas Urbaningrum said that there was no political party (parpol) that became the enemy of PKN. "All parties for PKN, no one is the enemy," Anas told reporters in the Monas area, Jakarta, Saturday, July 15. Confiscated by Antara. This was conveyed by Anas after journalists alluded to the potential for political communication between PKN and the Democratic Party, considering that Anas is the former Chairman of the Democratic Party. Anas added that PKN has not yet determined the direction of the coalition. They will discuss and prepare careful considerations before determining it. Even so, Anas emphasized that his party would of course side with those who prioritize goodness or benefit for Indonesia. "A mature consideration is which is the most beneficial in Indonesia. So if later, we are involved in matters, for example, regarding the 2024 presidential election, which main considerations are the most beneficial for Indonesia in the future," he said.

Based on the schedule set by the General Elections Commission (KPU), the registration of prospective presidential and vice presidential candidates is scheduled to start from October 19 to November 25, 2023. As stipulated in Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (UU Pemilu), pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates are proposed by political parties or coalitions of political parties participating in the election which meet the requirements for obtaining seats of at least 20 percent of the number of seats in the DPR or obtaining 25 percent of the nationally valid votes in the previous election of members of the DPR. Currently, there are 575 seats in parliament so that pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2024 presidential election must have at least 115 seats in the DPR RI. In addition, pairs of candidates can also be promoted by political parties or a combination of political parties participating in the 2019 Election with a total valid vote acquisition of at least 34,992,703 votes.