Coalition Ganjar Owners Of The Smallest Seat In The DPR After Democrats Close To Prabowo, PPP: No Need To Worry

Illustration. PPP-PDIP-Perindo pegusung Ganjar Pranowo in the 2024 presidential election for the inaugural meeting of presidential candidates in Central Jakarta, Wednesday, September 13. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - PPP DPP chairman Achmad Baidowi admitted that he was not worried about the coalition party that carried Ganjar Pranowo as a candidate for president (candidate) with a small number.

The statement was said by Baidowi or Awiek regarding the joining of the Democratic Party in the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) and carried Prabowo Subianto as a candidate for presidential election in the 2024 presidential election. Currently, KIM members in parliament consist of the Gerindra Party, Golkar Party, PAN, and the Democratic Party. The coalition of supporters of Ganjar Pranowo is a combination of the smallest chair owners in parliament compared to other coalition axes. It is not something to worry about," he said in Jakarta, Monday, September 18, was confiscated by Antara. He said, the Ganjar coalition has the spirit and history of victory even though there is little political party support. According to Awiek, Ganjar's supporting political parties enlarge the coalition with the people because in the decisive elections it is the people. PPP, which is currently working in collaboration with PDIP, Hanura and Perindo, remains solid to carry Ganjar Pranowo and win it in the 2024 presidential election," he said. In addition, he appreciated and respected the decision of the Democratic Party to form a coalition with the Gerindra Party to carry and support Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 presidential election.

According to him, every political party has an autonomous right in determining the political stance according to the Political Party Law so that it cannot be interfered with by anyone. "We hope that the 2024 election contestation will run smoothly, safely and peacefully and produce the best leader," he said.

Awiek assessed that the joining of the Democratic Party to KIM ensured that there were no more opportunities for a new axis that had emerged and had become political turmoil. SBY and the General Chairperson of the Democratic Party DPP Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) along with members of the High Council and the Democratic Party DPP met Prabowo in Hambalang, West Java, Sunday (17/9). In that meeting, the Democratic Party expressed its support directly to Prabowo running as a presidential candidate for Presidential Election (Pilpres) 2024. However, the official Democratic Party declaration in support of Prabowo will be delivered directly by AHY in front of cadres during the Democratic National Leadership Meeting (Rapimnas) of the Democratic Party on September 21, 2023. The registration of presidential and vice presidential candidates is scheduled for October 19, 2023 to November 25, 2023. However, the KPU plans to advance the presidential-cawapres registration schedule, from October 19 to October 19 to October 1.7th.Based on Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning the Election (UU Election) pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates are proposed by political parties or coalitions of election participants 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 nationally valid votes in the previous election of DPR members. Currently, there are 575 seats in parliament so that pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2024 presidential election must have at least 115 seats in the DPR RI. It could also be that pairs of candidates are supported by political parties or a combination of political parties participating in the 2019 Election with a total valid vote acquisition of at least 34,992,703 votes.