Thousands of Regional Head Candidates Register through the Democratic Party
The Democrats have selected more than 2,000 regional head candidates until the end of April 2024.
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DIAN DEWI PURNAMASARI
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JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Ahead of Simultaneous Regional Elections 2024, the Democratic Party is still calculating and calculating potential candidates who will be put forward in the contest in November. Since the screening stage opened, an average of four candidates have registered in one area. If regional elections are held in 545 regions, this means that there are already 2,180 candidates prospective regional head candidates who have registered through the Democrats.
As it is known, simultaneous regional elections will be held in 37 provinces, 415 districts, and 93 cities in November. The stages of nominating regional heads will be held by the KPU after the decision on the dispute over the results of the 2024 Legislative Elections.
Chairman of the Democratic Party, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, when met at the Central Leadership Council (DPP) office, Wednesday (24/4/2024), said that the selection of regional head candidates would still be discussed again. Later. According to him, he is still calculating all aspects, such as surveys of the candidate's popularity and electability. Apart from that, support from other parties.
"We are discussing it with the Indonesia Maju Coalition (KIM) members for sure. We see the potential together with our friends in KIM," said Agus.
When asked whether the Democratic Party will nominate Ridwan Kamil for the Jakarta Special Region (DKJ) Regional Election, Agus mentioned that it has not been decided yet within the party's internal discussion.
"No, not yet," he answered briefly.
External cadres and uncomplicated requirements
The Head of the Democratic Party's Strategic Communication Agency, Herzaky Mahendra Putra, added that based on the data that has been received, on average, each region has four potential candidates for regional head who have started to register. Interestingly, these registrants are predominantly made up of external cadres. These external cadres come from retired civil servants (ASN), retired TNI/Polri, and even cadres from other parties.
"If we look closely at the existing data, on average there are more registrants from external elements," he explained.
According to him, this is because the criteria applied by the Democrats are not complicated. Because, Democrats do not want to burden prospective candidates. One of the conditions is that the candidate is popular and close to the people. However, the party will prioritize main or internal cadres.
"The Pilkada Special Task Force discusses the input and data of potential candidates intensively. The input is then brought to the central level as input for further steps. After that, all explorations continue," he explained.
He also said that in the simultaneous regional elections, the Democrats also wanted to win big. Because, the best way to serve society is through regional and national leadership. Regional elite circulation can have a broad effect on society so that it can be used as preparation for the 2029 election contest.
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