NasDem Rejects Anies' Discourse To Become Ganjar's Vice Presidential Candidate

Anies Baswedan visited the NasDem Headquarters in Jakarta at the announcement of the 2024 presidential candidate declaration, Monday, September 3. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - The NasDem Party emphasized that Anies Baswedan was supported by the Coalition for Change for Unity in the 2024 presidential election. NasDem refuses Anies to be used as a vice presidential candidate to accompany Ganjar Pranowo, as stated by the PDI-P politician (PDIP).

The chairman of the NasDem Party DPP, Taufik Basari, emphasized that NasDem considered the former Governor of DKI Jakarta to be able to become president of the Republic of Indonesia.

"So far, we continue to encourage Mr. Anies to become a presidential candidate. Because we see that the Indonesian people need a figure like Mr. Anies to lead this nation, and we really believe that Mas Anies is able to lead this nation as president," he said at the DPR Building, Jakarta, Tuesday, August 22.

"So we continue to encourage Mas Anies as a presidential candidate," continued Taufik. Regarding the chairman of the PDIP DPP Said Abdullah who imagined that Anies and Ganjar could unite in one force, Taufik responded positively. But for now, he said, NasDem still encourages Anies as a presidential candidate, not a vice presidential candidate. Even though the political dynamics are still very fluid.

"It's okay, everyone has hope to have a shadow or a view, this shows that the process is still dynamic, still fluid. We'll see what the next developments will be like?" he explained.

"We'll see what his position is. What is clear is that we still encourage the presidential election to run safely, without any conflict between camps, which must be shown between elites. Even though our respective choices are different, we continue to be together," added Tobas.

This member of the DPR for the NasDem faction also revealed that his party's communication with PDIP was still going well. Therefore, he still sees the political dynamics that occur until before the time of registration of presidential and vice-presidential pairs to the KPU.

"Communication between political parties is quite good and nothing has brought down each other. This shows that everything is still dynamic, and just see what the dynamics will be in the future. The peak will be in October, while waiting for October, all opportunities can still happen," he concluded.