The Electability Of Ganjar-Mahfud Decreases, PDIP Politicians Allude To The 2024 Election Starting From Legal Smuggling

Ganjar Pranowo with Mahfud MD/PHOTO: DOK PDIP

PDI-P politician Masinton Pasaribu, responded to the results of the Indonesian Poltracking survey which put Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD in second place with 30, 1 percent electability.

The Ganjar-Mahfud survey is also said to have decreased compared to before registering with the KPU.

"This is still very volatile," Masinton said in a survey discussion held by Poltracking Indonesia, Friday, November 10.

Masinton then mentioned the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) which resulted in the dismissal of its chairman because it was proven to have violated the code of ethics on the decision related to the lawsuit for the age limit of the vice presidential candidate.

The decision is considered to pass the eldest son of President Joko Widodo Gibran Rakabuming Raka to run as a vice presidential candidate in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. The PDI-P legislator considers that the 2024 election has started with a legal'smuggling'.

"Recently, what the public has questioned is about the existence of elements, if I discuss it, there is an element of smuggling, of the Constitutional Court's decision," said Masinton.

"We will see how a rule can be hit and then the smuggling occurs. Of course for me this election has begun with a start that has the potential for law smuggling," he added.

According to Masinton, the decision of the Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) which stated that there were violations would affect public perceptions of the electability of candidate pairs.

Therefore, the DPR member of the DKI Jakarta electoral district invites all parties to jointly maintain the election not only as a five-year contestation event. However, to choose and give birth to a legitimate leader.

"The election can respect the process, be honest, fair and reliable. And the elections that take place without the interference of state power. This must be our main concern in organizing this 5-year democratic momentum," said Masinton.

Masinton also ensured that PDIP together with supporting political parties for the Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD pair would work hard, go directly to the community to convey ideas, ideas and programs in the future.

"Because this election is not just a place to win and lose, but this election must be part of the consolidation of democracy and the consolidation of our nationality," said Masinton.

"We take care, it takes place fairly, fairly and trustedly so that the results can give birth to legitimate leadership in front of the people," he concluded.

Poltracking Indonesia has photographed the electability trend of 3 pairs of candidates after the official registration of the presidential and vice presidential candidates in 2024. As a result, only the Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD pair experienced a decline.

In the presentation of the survey results, the Executive Director of Poltracking Indonesia Hanta Yuda explained that in the simulation of the 3 presidential and vice presidential candidates, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka received 40.2 percent electability, followed by Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD 30.1 percent, and Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar 24.4 percent.

"The electability trend of three pairs of presidential-vice presidential candidates from September to November 2023, the Prabowo-Gibran pair increased 9.5 percent, the Anies-Muhaimin pair also increased 6.0 percent, while Ganjar-Mahfud decreased by 1.5 percent," said Hanta in an online survey presentation, Friday, November 10.