Jokowi di Mata Golkar Bukan Lawan, tapi `Sparring Partner`di Pemilu
Jokowi for Golkar was not a Political Opponent, but sparring partner in Elections
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Partai Golkar menilai calon presiden dari PDI Perjuangan, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo bukan sebagai lawan politik melainkan sebagai mitra tanding Golkar pada Pemilu 2014.
"Partai Golkar melihat sosok Jokowi (Joko Widodo) bukan sebagai musuh dan lawan politik, tapi dia mitra tanding," kata Musfihin Dahlan pada diskusi "Efek Jokowi dan Strategi Partai Politik di Pilpres 2014" di Jakarta, Ahad (23/3).
Musfihin menambahkan, Golkar mengapresiasi pilihan PDI Perjuangan yang mengusung Jokowi sebagai calon presiden. Majunya Gubernur DKI Jakarta sebagai calon presiden, juga berpengaruh pada konstelasi di internal partai, meskipun Partai Golkar sudah resmi mengusung ketua umumnya, Aburizal Bakrie, sebagai calon presiden.
"Ada wacana-wacana di internal, jika Partai Golkar perolehan suaranya kurang dari 20 persen pada pemilu legislatif, maka penetapan calon presiden pada Aburizal Bakrie bisa dievaluasi lagi pada Rapimnas, setelah pemilu legislatif," ujar Musfihin.
Ia menegaskan, Partai Golkar adalah partai dinamis dan selalu berkembang menyikapi perkembangan politik. "Nanti kita lihat perkembangannya, apakah Partai Golkar dapat memenuhi targetnya memperoleh 30 persen suara atau tidak. Jika perolehan suara Partai Golkar kurang dari 20 persen, maka akan dibahas pada Rapimnas, usai pemilu legislatif," kata Musfihin.
Di sisi lain, lanjut Musfihin, jika perolehan suara Partai Golkar kurang dari 20 persen dan tidak bisa mengusung Aburizal Bakrie, maka Partai Golkar telah menyiapkan berbagai kemungkinan, termasuk jika harus berkoalisi.
Dikatakan Musfihin, jika berkoalisi dengan PDIP, Partai Golkar memiliki banyak figur yang dapat mendampingi Jokowi, untuk posisi calon wakil presiden. "Mereka antara lain, Jusuf Kalla, Akbar Tandjung, Priyo Budi Santoso, Agung Laksono, dan banyak lagi, tinggal pilih," katanya.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Golkar Party sees Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP)'s presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as its sparring partner rather than political opponent in the 2014 presidential election.
"The Golkar Party does not consider Jokowi to be a political enemy and opponent but it sees him as its sparring partner," Golkar deputy secretary general, Musfihin Dahlan said at a discussion on "The Effect of Jokowi's Presidential Candidacy and Strategy of Political Parties in the 2014 Presidential Election" here on Sunday.
The Golkar Party appreciated the PDIP's decision to pick Jokowi who is now Jakarta governor as its presidential candidate, he said.
He said Jokowi's presidential candidacy also has an impact on the constellation of the Golkar Party's internal affairs although it has officially named its party chairman Aburizal Bakri as a presidential candidate.
"There has been discourse within the Golkar Party. If it gains less than 20 percent of the votes cast in the legislative election, the naming of Aburizal Bakri as its presidential candidate may be evaluated at the national leadership meeting after the legislative election," he said.
The Golkar Party is a dynamic party which always pays attention to political developments, he said.
"Let's see whether or not the Golkar Party can meet its 30 percent vote tally target. If its vote tally is less than 20 percent, it will be discussed at the national leadership meeting," he said.
According to him, if the vote is less than 20 percent of the Golkar Party, and did not fail to nominate Bakrie, Golkar prepare a variety of possibilities, including a coalition with other political parties.
Musfihin added that the coalition with PDI-P, Golkar Party offers some figures as the vice presidential candidate Jokowi, such as Jusuf Kalla, Akbar Tandjung, Priyo Budi Santoso, and Agung Laksono.
