PDIP Says Ganjar Can Continue Jokowi's Political Leadership Style In The Future

PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto said that the presence of presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo would become a magnet in political leadership and would continue the leadership of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"The presence of Mr. Ganjar Pranowo is not only shaking, but is a magnet in future political leadership that will continue President Jokowi," said Hasto, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 31.

Hasto said that the public's response to Ganjar in various regions was extraordinary. The PDI-P considers the enthusiasm of the community to welcome Ganjar because there is hope that the Governor of Central Java will continue President Jokowi's leadership.

Regarding the survey results, Hasto said Ganjar's electability immediately skyrocketed when he was announced as a presidential candidate by PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri. According to Hasto, other candidates did not experience the same effect after being announced as presidential candidates.

"Only 32 days after it was announced, Pak Ganjar Pranowo's electoral survey skyrocketed. From the results of the Saiful Mujani Reasearch Consulting (SMRC) survey, for example, it also shows how the electoral Pak Ganjar Pranowo was already higher than the other candidates who had been declared nine months and seven months earlier," he said.

The results of the Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) survey show the electability of the three figures who are predicted to become presidential candidates (candidates) in Indonesia.

Based on a survey conducted on 23-24 May 2023, Ganjar Pranowo's electability was in first place with 35.9 percent. The electoral rate of the Governor of Central Java has increased 4.8 percent in the last five months.

Based on the schedule set by the General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia, registration of prospective presidential/vice-presidential candidates from October 19 to November 25, 2023.

As regulated in Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (UU Pemilu), pairs of presidential/vice-presidential candidates are proposed by political parties or coalitions of political parties participating in the election who meet the requirements for obtaining seats of at least 20 percent of the number of seats in the DPR or obtaining 25 percent of the nationally valid votes in the previous election for members of the DPR.

Currently, there are 575 seats in parliament so that the presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs in the 2024 presidential election must have at least 115 seats in the DPR RI.

In addition, candidate pairs can also be promoted by political parties or a combination of political parties participating in the 2019 Election with a total valid votes of at least 34,992,703 votes.