PPP Spokesperson Says Mardiono Will Meet Jokowi On Thursday Afternoon

Acting Chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) Muhamad Mardiono (left) together with General TNI (Ret.) Wiranto (right) when giving information to journalists/ANTARA

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the DPP United Development Party (PPP) Usman M. Tokan said PPP General Chair Muhamad Mardiono would meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday afternoon. “Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 14.00 WIB, the Head of the PPP DPP accompanied by a number of terrace administrators to face President Joko Widodo at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta,” said totaling Tokan, his nickname in a statement received in Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, May 4. He said that the agenda for Mardiono's meeting with Jokowi was intended to convey the results of the 5th PPP National Leadership Meeting (Rapimnas) which brought Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential candidate (candidate) in the 2024 presidential election in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), Wednesday (26/4). "“Report the results of the 5th PPP Rapimnas which decided Mas Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential candidate," he said. Mardiono's plan to meet Jokowi was based on the party bearing the Ka’bah symbol being one of the government's supporting parties. "Our “Arrival is because PPP is part of the Jokowi-Ma’ruf Amin Government coalition," he said. Previously, Sunday (30/4), Mardiono handed over the results of his party's rapid national election which officially carried Ganjar Pranowo as a candidate for president to PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri at the PDI-P Office, Jakarta. The meeting was attended by Ganjar Pranowo, who was also announced by the PDI Perjuangan as a candidate for presidential candidate on Friday (21/4). "“(PPP) unites itself in winning action together with the PDI-P because on this occasion, the results of the PPP Rapimnas from (Plt.) Chairman of the United Development Party, Mr. Mardiono, will also be handed over to the Chairperson of the PDI-P, Mrs. Megawati Soekarnoputri,” said PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto. Mardiono's plan to meet with the PDI-P, Ganjar Pranowo, and President Jokowi has been disclosed during the momentum of a meeting with the general chairman of the political party members of the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) at the Widya Chandra Complex, South Jakarta, Thursday (27/4). "Because Mr. Ganjar Pranowo has a party cadre, namely in the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), I must also convey this to the Chairperson of the PDIP, Mrs. Megawati Soekarnoputri,” said Mardiono. Mardiono said that he had communicated with Ganjar Pranowo to inform him of the support PPP gave him as a candidate for presidential candidate. “Pak Ganjar is the easiest person to communicate, he is not difficult, yes. Of course there is communication. Alhamdulillah (the response is) good, 'welcome',” he said. After meeting Megawati and Ganjar, Mardiono said he planned to meet with the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo to communicate the results of his party's rapid national election, which brought Ganjar Pranowo as a candidate for the presidential candidate. " “ Communicate with the president because we are a party that is a coalition with the government," he said. Sebelumnya, Selasa (2/5) malam, pertemuan para ketua umum partai politik bersama Presiden RI Joko Widodo di Kompleks Istana Kepresidenan Jakarta dihadiri enam ketum parpol, yakni Ketum PDIP Megawati Soekarnoputri, Ketum Golkar Airlangga Hartarto, Ketum Gerindra Prabowo Subianto, Ketum PKB Muhaimin Iskandar, Ketum PAN Zulkifli Hasan, dan Plt Ketum PPP Mardiono. The meeting was held in the midst of a warming political situation ahead of the 2024 General Election after the PDI-P declared the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo as a candidate for president. PPP then decided to carry Ganjar. Ganjar is one of the political figures who has high electability from various surveys. Apart from Ganjar, former DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has been declared a candidate for president by the Change Coalition consisting of the NasDem Party, PKS, and the Democratic Party. Another figure that has a high level of electability is the Head of Gerindra Prabowo Subianto whose party has formed a coalition called the Awakening of Indonesia Raya with PKB. Meanwhile, Golkar, PAN and PPP formed the United Indonesia Coalition. Based on the schedule set by the General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia, the registration of prospective presidential and vice presidential candidates is scheduled to start from October 19 to November 25, 2023. As regulated in Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (UU Pemilu), pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates are proposed by political parties or coalitions of political parties participating in the election who meet the requirements for obtaining seats of at least 20 percent of the total number of seats in the DPR or obtaining 25 percent of valid votes nationally in the previous election for members of the DPR. Currently, there are 575 seats in parliament so that pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2024 presidential election must have at least 115 seats in the DPR RI. In addition, candidate pairs can also be promoted by political parties or a combination of political parties participating in the 2019 Election with a total valid vote acquisition of at least 34,992,703 votes.