Rakernas Holds, PKS Starts Approach For Coalition Interests 2024

PKS is ready to form a coalition with any party in the 2024 presidential election. (photo: doc. pks)

JAKARTA - The agenda for the 2024 presidential election, was still two years ago. However, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has begun to look at a number of figures with high electability to be carried out in the 2024 presidential election later.

Some of the names that appeared included Erick Thohir, Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan. They are figures with qualified electability but do not get support from the party.

"In time, PKS will approach potential candidates who will run in the 2024 presidential election," said PKS DPP Secretary General Aboe Bakar Alhabsyi in a written statement related to the 2022 PKS National Working Meeting in Jakarta, Tuesday, February 1.

The PKS National Working Meeting was held at a Jakarta hotel, from Monday, January 31 to Wednesday, February 2. According to him, his party will approach from now on, by observing all the names of the candidates who appear good, the results of various surveys and their potential support will be seen.

"Are it Ganjar Pranowo, Erick Thohir, Anies Baswedan and so on," said Aboe Bakar Alhabsyi, as quoted by Antara.

This member of Commission III of the DPR RI emphasized that his party is ready to form a coalition with any political party, both nationalist and religious parties in the 2024 presidential election.

"PKS is ready to cooperate with nationalist and religious parties. There is still 1 year and 8 months to improve party electability and approach candidates for leaders who are quite prominent," he said.

PKS President, Ahmad Syaikhu, said that in this National Working Meeting, PKS had not yet determined the figure to be carried in the upcoming presidential election. His party continues to make preparations to win the 2024 General Election and Regional Head Election by complying with every stage and schedule that has been set.

"According to the results of the DPR Commission II meeting with the KPU and Bawaslu some time ago, this schedule has been agreed. We participate in what has been agreed upon by the state institutions that administer the elections," said Ahmad Syaikhu.