Regarding The Issue There Are Only 2 Axis In The 2024 Presidential Election, Airlangga: Today Leads To Three Axis

Golkar Chairman Airlangga Hartarto/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - The General Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, responded to the issue of only two axes between the presidential candidate pair and the vice presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election.

According to Airlangga, it is very likely that next year's political contestation will continue to bring up three coalition axes of the party with three pairs of candidates, in accordance with the current political dynamics.

"From the start, two axes (issues) have emerged. But today we see the consolidation of parties pointing to three axes," said Airlangga after attending the Rapimnas of the Democratic Party at the Jakarta Convention Center, Thursday, September 21.

Rumors about the two axiss of candidate pairs in the 2024 presidential election were mentioned by the Deputy Chairperson of the PKB, Jazilul Fawaid. According to Jazilul, in the registration of presidential and vice presidential candidates, there will be opportunities for only two pairs of candidates.

One of the axes, continued Jazilul, is the pair Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar promoted by the NasDem Party, the National Awakening Party (PKB), and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).

"I see it personally, there are not necessarily three axes, it could be two axes, we'll wait for it later," Jazilul said on Monday, September 18.

In this regard, the proposal for the Prabowo Subianto duet also emerged in pairs with Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential and vice presidential candidate in one coalition. This was proposed by the volunteer group of the Projo Bali Regional Leadership Council (DPD).

Meanwhile, currently Ganjar has been promoted as a presidential candidate by the PDI-P (PDIP) together with the United Development Party (PPP). Prabowo himself has also been supported as a presidential candidate by the Gerindra, Golkar, PAN, and the Democratic Party.

PDI-P DPP chairman Puan Maharani also talked about the opportunity for the duet of Prabowo Subianto and Ganjar Pranowo in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Puan said that her party was still seeing the political dynamics that occurred ahead of the registration of presidential and vice-presidential candidates in October.

"Yes, we will see again later, how is the dynamics this month, whether it can happen or not, all parties have calculations," said Puan at the DPR building, Thursday, September 21.

Puan also could not confirm whether PDIP was willing to become Prabowo's vice presidential candidate. Because, he said, the party is still looking at the considerations related to this matter.

"Still want to see first, yes or no," he said.