Ex-Governor of Jakarta Mr. Baswedan responded positively to the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)’s formal nomination of him as a Bacagub for the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada.

**Sohibul Iman Not at the Same Level as Anies and Ridwan Kamil** According to Jamiluddin, Sohibul Iman is not a suitable choice for the Jakarta gubernatorial race. His popularity and electability are far below the names that have already surfaced, especially Anies Baswedan and Ridwan Kamil. This can be seen from several survey institutions that have released their results. “Given that Sohibul Iman does not yet have electability, his market value is very low on paper. Therefore, Sohibul Iman is not a worthy opponent for Anies Baswedan,” stated Jamil. “Comparing Sohibul Iman with Anies in the Jakarta Pilgub is like comparing night and day. Sohibul Iman’s level is not comparable to Anies’s level,” Jamil added. Jamil assesses that PKS is very daring if they truly nominate Sohibul Iman as the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial candidate. Although Jamil acknowledges Sohibul Iman’s proven political career and loyalty to the party, his popularity and electability are hurdles if forced to run as Jakarta gubernatorial candidate. “Therefore, he is not suitable to be nominated as a gubernatorial candidate. PKS’s party machinery does not seem capable of significantly boosting Sohibul Iman’s popularity and electability. It will be very difficult to even approach Anies Baswedan and Ridwan Kamil’s popularity and electability,” stated Jamil. “PKS is too confident and daring without considering its cadre’s capacity to win in the Jakarta Pilkada,” Jamil stated.

NasDem Party General Chairman Surya Paloh mentioned that Anies Baswedan still has the highest electability and is likely to win in the Jakarta Pilkada. “From what I gather from various sources, Anies Baswedan currently dominates all survey scores, ranking number one. I think it’s exhausting for anyone to face him in Jakarta,” said Surya Paloh at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday, June 24, 2024. Even compared to NasDem Party Treasurer Ahmad Sahroni, Anies’s electability is still much higher. Thus, Surya Paloh does not want to risk forcing his cadre to run in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. “NasDem does not prioritize candidacy issues solely from the cadre aspect,” said Paloh. “Sahroni may have the capability, we believe that, but his electability in the Jakarta arena needs careful consideration,” he added.

“The PKS DPP, in a meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2024, decided to nominate Mr. Anies Rasyid Baswedan as the prospective gubernatorial candidate and Mr. Sohibul Iman as the prospective vice-gubernatorial candidate,” said Syaikhu.

As a party that secured a decade of seats in the 2019 election and an additional seat in the 2024 vote, PKS has a solid base and can nominate a single ticket for the mayoral office. Moreover, the PKS Bogor DPD Chairman, Trisnanto Atang, has been put forward as a mayoral candidate in the 2024 Pilkada. “Of course, PKS has the means and strong position to determine the candidate for mayor. Be patient, we are waiting for DPP instructions. (Regarding my name being mentioned), yes, it has appeared, thank you for the support. We are certainly waiting for direction from the DPP. Any task given, we are ready, I must be ready,” said Atang on Sunday (24/3/2024).

Adi also sees this as PKS’s effort to anticipate offers from the Coalition of Indonesia’s Progress (KIM), which is seriously considering nominating Ridwan Kamil for Jakarta. “At the same time, PKS is a party that many other contenders are eyeing for vice-candidate slots. For instance, there was a recent offer from the KIM camp for PKS to be Ridwan Kamil’s running mate. In this context, PKS is deliberately putting forward their cadre to anticipate the seriousness of the offer to be Ridwan Kamil’s companion,” he explained.

Meanwhile, Esa Unggul University political communication analyst M. Jamiluddin Ritonga assesses that in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada, PKS will still form a coalition with the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the NasDem Party, which will likely nominate Anies Baswedan. Added to that, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), which is interested in nominating Anies in the Jakarta Pilkada. However, another possibility might occur if the deputy gubernatorial position for Anies is not given to PKS. It is predicted that PKS will cross over to the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM), which will nominate Ridwan Kamil. “PKS will hope to get the deputy gubernatorial position by joining KIM. If PKS is accepted by KIM, there is a possibility that Sohibul Iman will accompany Ridwan Kamil,” said Jamil. “However, this possibility is very small if Kaesang Pangarep runs in the Jakarta Pilgub. KIM would certainly prefer Kaesang over Sohibul Iman as Ridwan Kamil’s running mate,” Jamil added. If that happens, according to Jamil, PKB and NasDem might join PDIP to propose Anies as gubernatorial candidate, with the deputy gubernatorial candidate from PDIP. “In the Jakarta Pilgub, it seems that there will be a confrontation between two coalitions. The Change Coalition plus PDIP will propose Anies and a PDIP cadre, while KIM is more likely to nominate Ridwan Kamil-Kaesang,” stated Jamil. “If this happens, PKS might end up empty-handed. PKS will have the possibility of not getting anything in the 2024 Jakarta Pilgub,” said the former Dean of FIKIM IISIP Jakarta.

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