Dismissing New Axis Issues, PPP Affirms Still Supporting Ganjar Candidates

Deputy Chairperson of the United Development Party (PPP) Amir Uskara (Diah Ayu Wardani/VOI)

Deputy Chairperson of the United Development Party (PPP) Amir Uskara emphasized that his party is still joining the PDIP coalition that carries Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential candidate (candidate) in the 2024 presidential election.

Amir also dismissed the issue of the opportunity to form a new coalition axis after the Chairman of the Election Winning Board (Bappilu) PPP Sandiaga Uno admitted that he invited PKS and the Democratic Party to work together.

"Communication with PDIP, inter-ketum also has no problems. For now, we remain consistent in staying with PDIP," said Amir on the sidelines of the PPP Bappilu coordination meeting in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Sunday, August 27.

PPP, continued Amir, is also still trying to encourage the coalition to choose Sandiaga Uno as part of the proposal for the results of the PPP national leadership meeting (rapimnas) on June 17.

"Because PPP has decided on a candidate, of course we don't think about it first. Until now, we are still consistent with our decision to juxtapose Pak Sandi as a candidate for PPP and we carry the coalition as a partner of Pak Ganjar," he said.

However, Amir said that currently, Sandiaga's voter base is not necessarily going to support Ganjar in the 2024 presidential election. Because, until now PDIP has not determined the choice of who the vice presidential candidate is, Ganjar.

So, as long as Sandiaga is not proposed as a companion to Ganjar, the former Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta will not participate in supporting Ganjar in the 2024 presidential election.

"As long as Mr. Ganjar and Mas Sandi have not been juxtaposed, Mr. Sandi's constituents will not vote for Mr. Ganjar. We are very confident that the constituents in Mr. Sandi will choose Mr. Sandi, not Mr. Ganjar," he explained.

Previously, rumors about the new PPP axis inviting PKS and Democrats were revealed by Sandiaga when responding to the discourse on the duet of Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan in the 2024 presidential election some time ago.

According to Sandiaga, if the Ganjar-Anies duo is the future direction, it wants cooperation with PKS and Democrats. However, Sandiaga did not openly admit that he wanted to invite the two parties who had expressed their support to carry Anies in the 2024 presidential election to form a new axis.