Assuming The Golkar-PDIP Technical Team Is Progressive, PPP: Perhaps Together Can Promote Ganjar To Realize KIB Plus

Chairman of the PPP DPP Achmad Baidowi or Awiek. (doc DPR-Man)

JAKARTA - PPP DPP chairman Achmad Baidowi assessed that the technical team formed by the Golkar Party with the PDI-P (PDIP) as a sign of the progress of exploring political cooperation ahead of the 2024 General Election. "Yes, (technical team) it is a good sign that exploring the coalition and exploring communication with the Golkar Party shows good progress," said Awiek, Achmad Baidowi's nickname, in a written statement, Thursday, July 28, was confiscated by Antara. Through a technical team, he continued, the Golkar Party could go hand in hand with PPP to jointly support PDIP presidential candidate (candidate) Ganjar Pranowo to realize the discourse on the formation of the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) plus. "Perhaps Golkar can jointly support Pak Ganjar," he said. As a coalition partner at KIB, Awiek hopes that the Golkar Party and the General Chairperson of the Golkar Party Airlangga Hartarto finally decided to give support to Ganjar Pranowo. "Yes, hopefully Golkar can jointly support Pak Ganjar," he said.

KIB is a combination of three political parties, namely Golkar, PPP, and PAN. Since it was declared a year ago, KIB has not announced the presidential and vice presidential candidates. Previously, the General Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, revealed that there had been an agreement between Golkar and PDIP to form a technical team ahead of the 2024 General Election. "We agreed that technical matters need to be built and the Golkar Party has formed a technical team," said Airlangga in Jakarta, Thursday, July 27. Airlangga invited PDIP to immediately build a technical team. The team from Golkar led by Deputy Chairperson General Mechias Markus Mekeng.

From KIB membership, only PPP officially announced carrying Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential candidate in 2024. The declaration took place in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

Acting (Plt) Chairperson of PPP Muhamad Mardiono said Ganjar Pranowo's name was carried as a PPP presidential candidate adjusting the PPP Rapimnas decision Number 05/04/Rapimnas/5/2023.