Anies Baswedan 2024 presidential campaign

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Anies Baswedan for President
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Campaigned for 2024 Indonesian presidential election
Candidate Anies Baswedan
Governor of Jakarta (2017–2022)
Muhaimin Iskandar
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (2019–present)
Affiliation Coalition of Change for Unity
StatusRegistered:
19 October 2023
Authorized:
13 November 2023
Lost election:
20 March 2024
HeadquartersJl. Diponegoro 10, Menteng, Jakarta
Key peopleChief executive:
Syaugi Alaydrus
Secretary:
Novita Dewi
SloganIndonesia Adil Makmur untuk Semua
(Just and Prosperous Indonesia for All)
AMIN Aja Dulu!
(Just AMIN First!)
Website aminajadulu.com
fitnahlagi.com

The electoral campaign for the 2024 Indonesian presidential election of Anies Baswedan, former governor of Jakarta, was officially launched on 3 October 2022 after Nasdem Party leader Surya Paloh officially declared Anies Baswedan as their presidential candidate for the 2024 Indonesian presidential election. [1] In September 2023, National Awakening Party (PKB) joined Anies Coalition and endorsed PKB's chairman Muhaimin Iskandar as Anies running mate.

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Background

Anies Baswedan was elected the governor of Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, in 2017. In 2018, then-candidates Prabowo Subianto asked Anies to become his running mate for the 2019 presidential election but refused due to his commitment as governor until 2022. [2] [3] Nearing the end of his term, his name came up again as a potential presidential candidate. The incumbent president, Joko Widodo (“Jokowi”) was governor of Jakarta before his candidacy as president in 2014. [4] Anies was once one of the candidates at the Democratic Party convention in 2013, but lost to Dahlan Iskan. In the end the Democratic Party failed to register their nominee for having their number of seats below the presidential threshold. [5]

Announcement

Nasdem endorsement

In October 2022 after speculations from media outlets, Nasdem officially endorsed Anies Baswedan as their candidate for the 2024 election at their headquarters in jakarta. Chairman of Nasdem Party, Surya Paloh said he chose Anies as he is ‘the best’ candidate. Anies was one of the founders of the National Democrat  [ id ] organisation, the namesake of the Nasdem Party. [1]

Democrat and PKS Endorsement

Anies Baswedan (middle) with PKS President Ahmad Syaikhu (left) and Sohibul Iman (right) during PKS endorsement for Anies Baswedan. Anies Baswedan Bersama Presiden PKS Ahmad Syaikhu dan Jajaran Pimpinan PKS.jpg
Anies Baswedan (middle) with PKS President Ahmad Syaikhu (left) and Sohibul Iman (right) during PKS endorsement for Anies Baswedan.

In January 2023, Democratic Party and Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) joined Nasdem to endorse Anies candidacy. Democrat and Anies previously had several meetings regarding his intention to become presidential candidate in late 2022 while PKS is one of the political parties that endorsed Anies during the 2017 Jakarta Gubernatorial election.

Running mate

Selection

Several politicians have been named by the campaign team as a potential running mate for Anies, including Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (Chairman of Democratic Party), [6] Khofifah Indar Parawansa (Governor of East Java (2019–present)), [7] Yenny Wahid (Politician and daughter of the 4th President of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid), [8] Andika Perkasa (former Commander of Indonesian National Armed Forces), [9] Ahmad Heryawan (Governor of West Java (2008-2018)), [10] and Susi Pudjiastuti (entrepreneur and Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia (2014-2019). [11]

Muhaimin Iskandar announcement and PKB join the coalition

Anies Baswedan (left) and Muhaimin Iskandar (right) official portrait for 2024 Presidential election. Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar, Candidate for 2024 Indonesian presidential election.jpg
Anies Baswedan (left) and Muhaimin Iskandar (right) official portrait for 2024 Presidential election.

After months of deliberation from Anies inner circle, on 1 September 2023, Anies and Nasdem officially announced Muhaimin Iskandar (Gus Imin) as their vice-president candidate and National Awakening Party (PKB) endorsement for their candidacy at Hotel Majapahit, Surabaya. [12] Previously, PKB was endorsing Prabowo's candidacy with Muhaimin as the leading running mate. After a sudden change in their coalition's name from Great Indonesia Awakening Coalition (KKIR) to Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) the alliance with Prabowo and Gerindra was technically over and PKB withdrew their endorsement. [13]

Democratic Party withdrawal

The announcement of Muhaimin and PKB sparked controversy within Anies coalition as Democratic Party and PKS were not previously notified by them of Muhaimin's candidacy. The announcement shocked the party. They claimed that Anies was already asking AHY to be his running mate but there was no agreement from Nasdem and Anies as they are still waiting for other potential candidates. Anies and Nasdem claimed that days before the announcement, he admittedly asking the president of Democratic Party, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) to be his running mate, but the Democrats urged Anies and the coalition to announce the candidacy soon due to logistics pressure. [14] After an emergency meeting held at Democratic Party founder Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's house in Cikeas, Bogor Regency, the Democrats announced their withdrawal from Anies coalition. Shortly after, the party joined Prabowo coalition, albeit their effort to offer AHY as Prabowo's candidate failed as Gibran Rakabuming was chosen as his running mate. [15] PKS on the other hand, were disappointed by the sudden announcement of Muhaimin and PKB, but remains committed to the coalition. [16]

Endorsement

Coalition parties

National parties

Withdrawn support:

Parties that did not compete in 2024 election

Local parties (Aceh)

Campaign team

On 21 November 2023, Anies and Muhaimin announced the members of AMIN National Campaign Team (Timnas AMIN) to support their campaign during the general campaign period. [17] Marshal (Ret.) Muhammad Syaugi Alaydrus  [ id ] was announced as their "Captain". Other high level members included former Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Sudirman Said, former Minister of Trade Thomas Lembong, former Corruption Eradication Commission chairman Abraham Samad, former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia Hamdan Zoelva and many others such as Dr. Muhammad Iqbal  [ id ] as their spokesman. [18]

During the grand campaign at Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) on 10 February 2024, Anies and Muhaimin received a criticism because the vest worn by Surya Paloh, Chairman of Nasdem Party which endorsed them, used a design from artificial intelligence (AI). [19] This caused debate because Anies and Muhaimin were considered to be opposing what they had been doing, namely supporting local artists. [19] Three of their supporters also became unconscious and died during the campaign. [20]

After the election and the Constitutional Court lawsuit, the campaign team was officially disbanded on 30 April 2024. [21]

Logistics

Anies's campaign spent the least among the three candidates, at 49 billion rupiahs (3.13 million 2024 United States). Prabowo Subianto 2024 presidential campaign's spendings reached 208 billion rupiahs, while Ganjar Pranowo 2024 presidential campaign sits at 506 billion rupiahs in spending. [22]

Political positions

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