Brilio.net - Currently, many celebrities are joining political parties by running for legislative positions. Sinden, the famous singer and comedian Soimah Pancawati, was reportedly running to become a candidate for regent of Bantul, Yogyakarta. In fact, news circulating also states that Soimah will take part in the 2024 regional elections.
The news regarding Soimah's candidacy as Regent of Bantul came from representatives of several political parties, one of which was the Gerindra Party. However, the party representatives have not communicated further with Soimah regarding their intention to register the candidate as a candidate for Regent.
Regarding this news, Soimah dismissed speculation that she would run as a candidate for regent of Bantul, Yogyakarta, in the 2024 regional elections. Because in fact, Soimah is still not registered as a candidate for regent of Bantul, Yogyakarta. Regarding the rumors circulating, Soimah called it fake news.
The following brilio.net summarizes from various sources on Tuesday (23/4), Soimah's statement about running for regent of Bantul.
1. Just a hoax or fake news.
photo: Instagram/@showimah
This 43 year old singer also denied rumors that he would be part of the upcoming 2024 regional elections. In a statement delivered via the OTW Trans 7 program, Soimah emphasized that the news of her candidacy as Regent of Bantul, Yogyakarta was just a hoax.
"So, the news that has been circulating so far, that what they say is that I have run as a candidate for Regent of Bantul, Yogyakarta, is actually just false news," he said.
2. Not yet interested in entering the world of politics.
photo: Instagram/@showimah
Soimah emphasized that she has no intention of running for Regent or Deputy Regent. Even though several parties have shown interest in inviting him to join, Soimah stated that until now he is not interested in entering politics.
"So far, I have never been moved to run for Regent or Deputy Regent," explained Soimah.
3. Many political parties nominate him as a Regent Candidate.
photo: Instagram/@showimah
Nevertheless, he did not deny that many political parties wanted him to join in order to nominate himself as Regent of Bantul. Reporting from various sources, Soimah's name was mentioned by a number of high-ranking political party officials in the Bantul area such as Golkar, PDIP, and Gerindra.
"Yes, basically many people want (a political party). But at the moment, I'm not interested," said Soimah in conclusion.