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View all search resultsNasDem to name presidential nominee in November
Party holding off alliance declaration over candidate pairing, analyst says.
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he NasDem Party, whose early support for Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s presidential campaign was critical in paving the way for his historic win, is hoping to repeat the feat with the unveiling of its 2024 nominee in November.
A party executive revealed the plan on Wednesday.
“This may still change, but NasDem has a time limit. By November, we will have the name [of our presidential candidate] and a coalition package,” Willy Aditya, the head of the party’s central board, told reporters in Jakarta.
Even as a constant member of President Jokowi’s big-tent coalition over two terms, NasDem has been telegraphing a potential break from the status quo by intensively talking to the Democratic Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the two members of the current opposition circle.
However, Willy was quick to mention that the possibility of other political alignments was very much open, as there was still no commitment from the three parties to forge an alliance for the 2024 general election.
“NasDem is open to communication with others, and it is just as true the other way around. Everyone is communicating with everyone else. What guarantee is there [that a coalition will] take off?” he said. “There’s not even a captain to rally around yet.”
In June, NasDem announced that it would nominate either Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo or Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Andika Perkasa as potential presidential candidates – even though none of them were political party flag bearers.
