Hugs and Finger Heart Symbols from Candidate Candidates for President
Prabowo Subianto hugged Ganjar Pranowo and then on a different occasion Ganjar and Anies Baswedan both made the finger heart symbol while smiling.
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Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo hugged each other during the Belajaraya 2023 event at Pos Bloc Jakarta on Saturday, July 29th, 2023.
This weekend, three potential presidential candidates who will compete will be brought together in a public activity intersection. On that occasion, they also showed symbols that calmed the people; there is a a hug accompanied by a commitment to healthy competition and there is also a a finger heart symbol accompanied by a smile.
Three prospective presidential candidates who will advance in the 2024 Presidential Election were present at the Learning 2023 discussion at Posbloc, Central Jakarta, Saturday (29/7/2023). They are the former Governor of DKI Jakarta who is also the presidential candidate from the Coalition for Change for Unity (KPP), Anies Baswedan; The general chairman of the Gerindra Party who is also the presidential candidate from Gerindra, Prabowo Subianto; as well as the Governor of Central Java who is also the presidential candidate from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Ganjar Pranowo.
They became speakers in three different discussion themes. Anies filled in the discussion themed "Move On? Legacy and Sustainability in Education" at 09.00 and ended at 10.00. Then, at 15.25, Prabowo filled in the discussion themed "Learning Does not Have to be from School". Prabowo's discussion ended at 16.05. At the end of the discussion, Ganjar was present to fill the next discussion themed "Everyone has a Real Role for Education in Indonesia". Meanwhile, Ganjar's discussion only started at 16.10.
Upon Ganjar's arrival, the host and initiator of the "All Students, All Teachers" movement, Najelaa Shihab, greeted him. Prabowo, who was still on stage, smiled at Ganjar. Ganjar then sat in the front row and listened to the discussion led by Prabowo until it ended. After the discussion was over, Prabowo came down from the stage and approached Ganjar. Both of them then shook hands and embraced.
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Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo hugged each other during the Learning Event 2023 session at Blok Pos Jakarta on Saturday, July 29, 2023.
During the forum, Ganjar and Prabowo did not have the opportunity to meet with Anies. However, on Saturday evening in Kuningan, South Jakarta, Ganjar met with Anies when both became speakers at the "Human Being Day" event in different sessions. Ganjar arrived before his session started and before Anies' session ended. Ganjar greeted Anies' family who were sitting in the front row. Anies, who was still speaking, took the time to greet Ganjar with a welcome message.
After stepping off the stage, Anies and Ganjar greeted each other. They both wore black clothes. They then posed by showing the heart symbol by crossing their thumbs and index fingers. Anies said that there was nothing excessive about his closeness with Ganjar. "We've been friends for a long time, since our college days," said Anies while laughing, as quoted from Kompas.com, Saturday.
Commitment
In a press conference after attending the Belajaraya 2023 event, Prabowo stated that he has a good relationship with Ganjar. He also emphasized that he will compete in a healthy manner in the 2024 Presidential Election. According to him, this spirit is important to show that politics in Indonesia must prioritize familial and brotherly politics.
"We compete in a healthy way, with spirit, and with a sense of family and brotherhood. We believe that politics in Indonesia should be based on family values, politics among brothers," he said.
Prabowo admitted that there was no intention to wear the same clothing model as Ganjar during this discussion. "Yes, by coincidence (we wear the same clothes). There was no coordination," he said.
Ganjar also expressed the same thing. He stated that his relationship with Prabowo is very good. Moreover, they often meet. "We have to be good with everyone, especially with Mr. Prabowo whom I often meet," he said.
The PDI-P presidential candidate, Ganjar Pranowo; Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas, Suharso Monoarfa; and the presidential candidate from the Coalition for Unity and Change, Anies Baswedan; met in Mina, Saudi Arabia, on Monday (26/6/2023). They, who were performing the Hajj pilgrimage with their respective families, were said to have accidentally met at the palace banquet for the guests of the Saudi Arabian king.
Not only with Prabowo, Ganjar admitted that he was also on good terms with Anies Baswedan. "Yesterday with Mas Anies during the Hajj pilgrimage (the relationship) was also good. So, all is well," he said.
Ganjar also agrees with Prabowo that the contestants in the 2024 presidential election should compete in a healthy manner. Moreover, he was once a member of the campaign team for both Megawati Soekarnoputri and Prabowo in the 2009 presidential election. Therefore, there should be no campaigns that involve political identity, spreading of hate speech, or fake news in the upcoming presidential election.
"The five-year plan to compete with negative campaigning is not true. We must compete, but we must compete in a healthy way. Therefore, we have always avoided identity politics and hoaxes, which is healthy. Thank you if everyone is aware." said the speaker.
Ganjar also stated that there was no specific discussion with Prabowo. They only greeted each other. "Because we were both asked to talk about education. Let's respect all thoughts," he said.
Good communication
After a discussion on Saturday morning, Anies also revealed that his communication principle with all parties is going well. As with former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti, their relationship is very good. "The principle is good communication, with everyone also good," said Anies.
The name Susi has become a topic of discussion lately because of her meetings with Prabowo and Anies at different times. Anies and Susi's meeting took place on July 25, 2023 at Susi's residence in Pangandaran, West Java. This meeting between Anies and Susi was positively responded to by two out of three coalition parties of Anies, the Nasdem Party and the Justice and Prosperity Party.
Susi is said to have a number of criteria required by Anies for potential vice presidential candidate. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party sees the meeting as reasonable as old friends and cannot be immediately viewed as an attempt to pit Susi against Anies in the 2024 presidential election.
Susi Pudjiastuti together with former Jakarta Governor Anies Rasyid Baswedan rode in a car together and toured the Pangandaran region in West Java on Tuesday (25/07/2023).
Anies refused to comment much when asked about the possibility of partnering with Susi as his running mate. What is clear, according to him, is that his meeting with Susi was very warm and pleasant. "If we are both happy, then what next?" said Anies.
He was reluctant to reveal the name of a vice presidential candidate that he said he had in his pocket. "Rapet, here, the bag, ha-ha-ha," he said jokingly.
