JAKARTA – Supporters of the 2024 presidential candidates Ganjar Pranowo In the United States and Canada, October 1, 2023, October is celebrated as the month of Ganjar, along with the commemoration of Youth Engagement Day on October 28, 2023, and the birthday of Ganjar Pranowo. They held Warung Mas Ganjar to mark simplicity and solidarity in supporting the expected leader.

Supporters of Ganjar Pranowo abroad, including the Indonesian diaspora, are keen to emphasize that support for Ganjar Pranowo comes not only from home, but also from abroad. They also hope that Ganjar Pranowo can play an important role in international politics.

In the United States, supporters of Ganjar Pranowo gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, aiming to build relationships with their colleagues across the country through a “homecoming.” Although the number of votes of Indonesian citizens in the United States is not significant, their position is strategic and support from abroad can exert influence through media and public opinion pressure. They are determined to work hard to win Ganjar Pranowo.

Meanwhile, in Canada, supporters of Ganjar Pranowo also organized Warung Mas Ganjar as a symbol of a clean, physically and spiritually healthy and popular leader.

“We invite our colleagues to support leaders with integrity, in good physical and mental health, simple and close to the people. I am sure that Ganjar Pranowo is a figure who meets these criteria,” Darwin said via a press release. a Toronto YouTuber famous for his educational channel, Darwin's Opinion.

Those gathered in Toronto were mostly victims of the 1998 riots and they hope the 2024 elections will bring new hope for Indonesia's future.

The Indonesian diaspora, including Ganjar Pranowo supporters, also invites all supporters from various regions around the world to organize Warung Mas Ganjar in their respective locations. They wish to express their support through various social activities and discussions, while reminding them that creative and innovative leaders like Ganjar Pranowo are an important choice to face the future.

Possibilities of reward by obtaining the votes of the American and Canadian diaspora based on Jokowi-Maruf votes in 2019

During the 2019 presidential election, the couple Joko Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin received significant support from the Indonesian diaspora in the United States and Canada. Impressive results were recorded in several overseas electoral commissions (PPLN).

In Canada, there are three PPLNs that systematically favor the Jokowi-Ma'ruf pair. In a recap of the 2019 presidential election results, in Toronto they won by 1,549 votes to 214 votes, while in Ottawa they won by 389 votes to 70 votes, and in Vancouver they succeeded by 2,089 votes to 197 votes. With this complete and significant victory, the Indonesian diaspora in Canada clearly shows its strong support for President Jokowi.

In the United States, there are six PPLNs that provide significant support to the Jokowi-Ma'ruf couple. In New York they got 823 votes to 175 votes, in Chicago they got 1,180 votes to 134 votes, in Washington DC they got 1,114 votes to 352 votes, in San Francisco they got 4,478 votes to 977 votes, in Los Angeles they won with 4,270 votes to 316, and in Houston, by 2,752 votes to 332. With these results demonstrating unity, the United States also showed strong support for President Jokowi .

As the 2024 elections approach, the Indonesian diaspora in the United States and Canada has an important role to play. There is great potential for Ganjar Pranowo to gain strong support from this community, following in the footsteps of the Jokowi-Ma'ruf couple's achievements in the 2019 presidential election.

There are similarities between Ganjar and President Jokowi in their simplicity, achievements and closeness to the people, a view also shared by the diaspora. Some of them even described Ganjar Pranowo as “the next Jokowi.”

With data showing a strong tendency of the Indonesian diaspora in the United States and Canada to support the Jokowi-Ma'ruf couple in the 2019 presidential election, the opportunity for Ganjar Pranowo to obtain the support of this diaspora looks quite promising.

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