Democrats Revoke Support For Anies Baswedan, Leave The Coalition For Change

Secretary of the High Council of the Democratic Party Andi Alfian Mallarangeng announced that the Democrats officially revoked their support for Anies Baswedan during a press conference at Puri Cikeas, Bogor, West Java (ANTARA/Genta Tenri Mawangi)

JAKARTA - The Democratic Party has officially revoked its support for the presidential candidate (candidate) Anies Baswedan as well as leaving the Coalition for Amendments to Unity (KPP) after the Democratic Party High Council held a meeting in Cikeas, Bogor, West Java.

Secretary of the High Council of the Democratic Party Andi Alfian Mallarangeng announced the two points of the meeting's results at a press conference in the courtyard of the pavilion for the residence of the Chairman of the Upper House of the Democratic Party Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) at Puri Cikeas, Bogor, West Java, Friday, September 1.

"After the meeting, the Party's High Council decided as follows; firstly, the Democratic Party revoked support for Anies Baswedan as a (bakal) presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Second, the Democratic Party is no longer in the Coalition for Amendments to Unity (KPP) because there has been an expansion of the agreement that has been built so far," said Andi Mallarangeng when delivering the results of the meeting reported by ANTARA.

SBY chaired the Democratic High Council Session accompanied by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, his eldest son and Chairman of the Democratic Party, and Andi Alfian Mallarangeng.

The trial began with SBY conveying the facts related to the unilateral steps of the NasDem Party and Anies which were conveyed by Iftitah Sulaiman, as the envoy of the Democratic Party in Team 8 of the Change Coalition.

SBY then continued to provide direction to the administrators, cadres, and members of the High Council Session. In his direction, SBY asked the Democratic Party cadres to remain calm and optimistic that they would find the best way for the 2024 presidential election.

Previously, on Thursday (31/8), the Democrat Party announced that the NasDem Party made a unilateral decision by forming a collaboration with the National Awakening Party (PKB) as well as establishing the General Chairperson of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar as Anies' future companion.

The news of Muhaimin's appointment as a candidate for vice president was announced by the Secretary-General of the Democratic Party, Teuku Riefky Harsya, after receiving confirmation from Sudirman Said as Anies' envoy.