AHY Affirms The Election Of Vice Presidential Candidates Handed Over To Anies Baswedan, But Must Be Decided Immediately

Chairman Of The DPP Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono/ANTARA/Genta Tenri Mawangi

JAKARTA - Chairman of the DPP Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) emphasized that the determination of the candidate for vice president (readwapres) was handed over to the prospective presidential candidate (readpres) of the Change Coalition, Anies Baswedan.

He said the Change Coalition, which consists of the Democratic Party, NasDem, and PKS, had agreed on a number of criteria that must be met by Anies' future vice presidential candidate.

"There are a number of criteria for vice presidential candidates that have been mutually agreed upon by the three parties, all of which we submit in the end to our presidential candidate Mas Anies Rasyid Baswedan to be able to determine who is considered the best, and can bring victory with us," said the Chairman of the Democrats after meeting with the Joint Secretariat of KIB Supporting Anies Baswedan at the DPP office of the Democratic Party, Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 7.

Regarding this determination, AHY again reminded the presidential candidates and members of the Change Coalition to immediately determine the candidate for vice president.

"We also agree that it needs to be done immediately because we also want to build synergies and collaborations that are more fully integrated from the top level to the grassroots," he said.

AHY continued his time as a crucial point in his work to win the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres).

"In this politics it is to use the most effective time to win the hearts, minds, and ultimately the voices of our people. That's where the urgency arises," said AHY.

The Coordinator of the DPP Spokesperson for the Democratic Party, Herzaky Mahendra Putra, when met after a press conference, confirmed that AHY's statement was not a form of pressure for the coalition to announce the name that would be paired with former DKI Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan.

The Democratic Party's concerns were more about the timing of the determination of the presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate, because it had an effect on the effectiveness of winning work for the 2024 presidential election.

Based on the Democratic Party's data and experience, Herzaky conveyed that the ideal time for winning the presidential election was around 6'8 months.

"Twisting (Indonesia) is scientifically, our experience is 6 8 months, because even in developed countries it takes on average 6 months before (election), it must announce (the presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs). This is our benchmark and learning," he said.

He explained that the situation would be different if the electability level of Anies Baswedan, as released by several survey institutions, was far from its competitors, namely Ganjar Pranowo and Prabowo Subianto.

"We see the current survey, Mas Anies is not at the forefront, not at the top, not far superior. Except, Mas Anies currently (his electability level) is 40 percent superior far from others, so that the vice president is more complete," he explained.

According to him, the electability rate of the three figures who are considered to have the opportunity to run as candidates for the 2024 presidential election is not much different.

Therefore, the figure of the prospective vice presidential candidate can be used to boost the vote acquisition during the presidential election which is scheduled for February 14, 2024.