Justice and Prosperity Party formally endorses Anies and Sohibul Iman as the governor and vice governor candidates in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada.

**Reasons PKS Nominated Anies Baswedan-Sohibul Iman in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada** The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) officially endorsed Anies Baswedan-Sohibul Iman as the cagub and deputy gubernatorial candidates for the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. PKS President Ahmad Syaikhu explained the reasons for nominating Anies and Sohibul Iman for the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election. Anies Baswedan is considered a leader who made significant progress while leading DKI Jakarta. According to Syaikhu, Anies’s performance has made happiness to the residents of Jakarta. “Mr. Anies Rasyid Baswedan excelled as governor during the 2017-2022 period with various accomplishments in different sectors of development, advancing the city and satisfaction to its residents,” stated Syaikhu at the Party Leadership School Opening at Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Sohibul Iman, according to Syaikhu, is a scholar. He mentioned that Sohibul also has an impressive track record in government. “Mr. Sohibul Iman is a technocrat and a scholar who has served as the rector of Paramadina University. He has experience in the legislature as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) from 2013-2014 and has been PKS President from 2015-2020,” clarified Syaikhu. Syaikhu said that PKS is a cadre party with the mandate to carry out cadre and leadership regeneration. Therefore, he said, For more on Ridwan Kamil Suswono Pilkada Jakarta 2024 look into our site. in the 2024 simultaneous Pilkada, the party will nominate its cadres as candidates for regional heads. “Especially in areas where PKS is the winning party or has a majority of seats in the DPRD. PKS will strive to the utmost to endorse its own cadres as candidates,” said Syaikhu.

This was stated by Chairman of Golkar, Hartarto Airlangga, after performing Eid al-Adha prayers at the mosque of Golkar DPP, June 17, 2024. “In the Solo Pilkada, A. Tanjung’s child will be endorsed by the Golkar Party, Sekar K. Tanjung, who is also young,” Hartarto told reporters. Sekar is currently the Head of Solo DPD for Golkar. She is ready to compete in the Solo Pilkada to take over from President Joko Widodo’s eldest son, Rakabuming Raka Gibran, who has been selected as vice president for the next five years. Golkar is optimistic in endorsing Akbar Tanjung’s youngest child. During her career, Sekar worked in journalism at ABC network in 2017. In 2019, she was on the campaign team for Prabowo and Sandiaga.

Therefore, he continued, KPU DKI Jakarta will conduct data matching and verification (Coklit) from house to house to ensure the voter data matches the current DPT. “We need to update and ensure that KPU fulfills the constitutional rights of citizens to use their voting rights in the DKI Jakarta Pilkada,” he said.

**PKS to Invite PDIP to Support Anies-Sohibul Iman Pair** Additionally, Syaikhu mentioned that PKS is also open to forming a coalition with PDIP to jointly endorse the Anies Baswedan-Sohibul Iman pair in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. “Yes, it is very possible (a coalition with PDIP) if we invite other parties to nominate this pair,” stated Syaikhu. However, Syaikhu admitted that he has not yet communicated with PDIP regarding the Jakarta Pilkada. “I haven’t communicated officially,” he stated. Even so, Syaikhu emphasized that his party will first fight for the Anies and PKS internal cadre Sohibul Iman pair for the Jakarta Pilkada. “Insyaallah, this (Anies-Sohibul Iman) is what we will fight for until registration at KPUD,” said Syaikhu.

**PKS Invites NasDem and PKB to Support Anies-Sohibul Iman Pair** Ahmad Syaikhu will invite other political parties (parties) to support the Anies Baswedan-Sohibul Iman duo in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. According to Syaikhu, his party still lacks the seats needed to register gubernatorial and deputy gubernatorial candidates in the Jakarta Pilkada. “Therefore, we have already communicated with our coalition from the previous presidential election,” said Syaikhu. In the 2024 presidential election, PKS joined a coalition with the NasDem Party and the National Awakening Party (Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa) to nominate the number one pair Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (AMIN). According to Syaikhu, he has communicated with NasDem Party Chairman Surya Paloh. Syaikhu said that Surya Paloh welcomed the Anies Baswedan-Sohibul Iman pair positively. “Praise be to God, Mr. Surya Paloh also gave a positive signal for this nomination,” explained Syaikhu. Communication, Syaikhu continued, will soon be extended to other political parties, including with PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin). “He (Cak Imin) is on a flight, so God willing, we will talk after this. We will talk and meet PKB too, we hope we can unite in endorsing leadership in DKI Jakarta,” stated Syaikhu.

Syaikhu highlighted that PKS is a cadre party with a mandate to foster and refresh political leadership. Therefore, he said, in the 2024 Pilkada, his party will nominate members to compete as regional head candidates. “Especially in base areas where PKS is the leading party or holds the majority of DPRD seats. PKS will make every effort to promote its own cadres as candidates,” said Syaikhu.