Representative for the Prosperous Justice Party (Partai Keadilan Sejahtera), Ahmad Mabruri, revealed that the PKS Central Executive Board (DPP) has proposed PKS Deputy Chair of the Syuro Council Mohamad Sohibul Iman as the prospective gubernatorial candidate for the Special Capital Region of Jakarta.

**Pairing Anies-Sohibul in the Jakarta Pilkada is a Blunder** Deputy Secretary General (Wasekjen) of the National Awakening Party (PKB), Syaiful Huda, stated that the change in stance by PKS, which initially proposed Sohibul Iman as the gubernatorial candidate and then changed to deputy governor for Anies Baswedan, reflects internal confusion within PKS. “The internal confusion among PKS friends, which should have been internal PKS consumption, has been published,” stated Huda at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on June 26, 2024.

Before entering politics, he continued, Sohibul Iman was known as a technocrat and Muslim scholar. If you loved this short article and you would like to acquire far more facts about Pilkada Jakarta 2024: Gerindra Ungkap Kim Punya Beberapa Calon (www.merdeka.com) kindly visit the web-site. He was involved in the technology sector at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT). “He is a blend of a skilled bureaucrat, a capable politician, and a respected intellectual in the educational field,” concluded Mabruri.

“We are committed to supporting Anies. Regarding the deputy governor candidate, we will also communicate with PDIP. It could be Anies-Prasetio Edi Marsudi, Chairman of DPRD DKI Jakarta, Kaesang Pangarep, and P Heru Budi Hartono,” stated Hasbiallah in a written statement, quoted on June 26, 2024. According to Hasbiallah, any party can promote their cadres as gubernatorial or deputy gubernatorial candidates in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. However, he mentioned that coalition discussions are needed to determine Anies’ running mate.

“PKS has the Chairman of DPRD DKI. They can’t take the deputy governor position too. I think Anies-Pras is ideal,” he said. Moreover, he added, the relationship between Anies Baswedan and Prasetyo has been established since Anies served as the governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. Furthermore, Hasbiallah hopes that communication between PKB and PDIP can be established quickly so that the deputy governor position for Anies can be finalized.

“Actually, our evaluation and selection are being formulated today and will be completed soon. We will inform the Panwas (Supervisory Committee) in the regions, and the Bawaslu at the regency/city level to conduct the evaluation process for the Panwas at the sub-district level,” said Bawaslu RI Chairman Rahmat Bagja at the Bawaslu RI Building in Jakarta on Tuesday (16/4/2024), as reported by Antara.

Senior Researcher at Populi Center, Usep Saepul Ahyar, stated that running as an independent in the regional election is quite complex. Moreover, it is challenging to defeat candidates supported by political parties. Independent candidates must secure support from 7.5% of the total Permanent Voter List (DPT). In the Jakarta Regional Election, 618,968 support statements with identity cards are needed. “So, independent candidates can’t be instant. They must be well-prepared and organized long in advance, securing network support and obtaining 7.5% from the DPT,” Usep told Liputan6.com on Monday (13/5/2024).

PKB Jakarta proposes the duo of Anies Baswedan and the Chairman of the DKI Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) as well as a politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, for the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. Besides Prasetyo Edi, Hasbiallah mentioned that Anies could also be paired with the Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep or the Acting (Pj) Governor of DKI Jakarta, Heru Budi Hartono.

According to Huda, another PKS dilemma is immediately pairing Anies-Sohibul, which he views as a blunder. “The problem is that they immediately paired Mas Anies and Mas Sohibul Iman. In my view, it’s a blunder,” he said. Huda mentioned that pairing Anies with Sohibul closes the door for other parties to join in supporting Anies. “This will close the door for other parties to partner and form a coalition,” he noted.

Huda reminded that the Jakarta Pilkada is very fluid and nothing is fixed, including for PKS, even though it won the Jakarta legislative election but cannot nominate alone. “Nominating two figures simultaneously as both governor and deputy governor candidates is a political party’s privilege with a golden ticket, having 20 percent. We know our friends at PKS won the last legislative election but haven’t surpassed 20 percent as they only have 18 seats while 20 percent requires 22 seats,” he stated. “So, in my opinion, this model of monopolizing figures for a party that does not meet and does not have a golden ticket is dangerous, it’s dangerous,” he stated.

Astri mentioned that the independent candidate pair Dharma Pongrekun and Kun Wardana submitted about 28% of their support documents via the candidate nomination application (Silon). The remaining documents were submitted in physical form and are currently being processed. “We will review these support documents,” Astri said. Meanwhile, Jakarta KPU member Dody Wijaya stated that the pair uploaded around 160 thousand support documents through the Silon application and submitted around 690 thousand in physical form. “We are only counting the total. Verification will determine the authenticity. This stage is to check if the documents are there and complete,” Dody explained. Dody said the Jakarta KPU will issue a receipt if the number meets the minimum requirement of 618,968 supports. This figure is in accordance with Jakarta KPU Decision No. 47 of 2024, which states that independent candidates must have the support of 7.5% of the total Permanent Voter List (DPT) in the previous Jakarta election, which had 8.2 million voters. “If it does not meet the minimum requirement, we will return the documents to the candidate pair,” Dody added.