Upload SBY's Support For Prabowo In The 2014 Presidential Election, Democrats Call PDIP Politicians Salah Analysis

Democratic Politician Andi Arief/DOK VOI-Wardhany Tsa Tsia

JAKARTA - The Democratic Party responded to the statement by the Chairman of the PDIP DPP, Ahmad Basarah, who brought up the support of the 6th President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) for the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa pair in the 2014 presidential election.

Chairman of the Bappilu Democrat Party Andi Arief assessed that Basarah's statement was wrongly analyzed. Because according to him, as the head of state at that time, SBY was neutral.

"Netral, (Basarah, ed) misanalysed," Andi Arief told reporters, Monday, August 14.

Andi also did not want to respond further because Basarah's statement was not true.

"Malas responds, because it's not clear, the statement is not true," said Andi.

Previously, PDIP DPP chairman Ahmad Basarah brought up the matter of his party's victory in the 2014 presidential election. At that time, Joko Widodo could win against Prabowo Subianto who was supported by the authorities, in this case the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhono (SBY).

This was said by Basarah in response to Golkar and PAN's decision to join the Gerindra-PKB coalition to nominate Prabowo as a presidential candidate.

"(Pilpres, red) 2014 we are also sleek, we face presidential candidates, vice presidential candidates who were supported by the president who was in power at that time. Pak Hatta Rajasa was the besan of President SBY at that time," Basarah said at the parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, August 14.

Basarah also brought up the PDIP issue which was considered not a big party by a number of political experts. Moreover, support for Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at that time was only from NasDem, Hanura and PKB.

"The parties calculated by political observers were not big parties at that time, only with NasDem, PKB, and Hanura. Meanwhile, Pak Prabowo and Hatta Rajasa were supported by big parties and at that time," said Basarah.

"President SBY, who was in power at that time, his party also supported the Prabowo and Hatta Rajasa pairs at that time, if I'm not mistaken," he continued.