Focus on Overcoming the Pandemic, Postpone Political Maneuvering
Politicians and political elites have ethical and national responsibilities to pay more attention and cooperate to overcome the pandemic
Screenshot of Ridwan Kamil\'s Instagram account regarding the meeting of West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil meeting with DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, in Sumedang, Friday (11/6/2021).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in a number of regions, the political year seems to have arrived even though the General Election 2024 is still about 2.5 years away. This condition is felt from several maneuvers carried out by a number of political party leaders as well as regional heads and political elites whose names are often mentioned in a number of surveys of presidential candidates for the General Elections 2024.
For reasons such as to stay in touch or establish interregional cooperation programs, they began to hold a number of meetings. This, among other things, was seen when on Friday (11/6/2021), Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan met West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil in Sumedang, West Java. In the previous week, Kamil met the general chairman of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, and the general chairman of Democratic Party, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono.