Moeldoko Hopes That the Political Year Can Become an Arena for Ideas and Programs

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko At The Ministerial Level Meeting At Hotel Borobudur Jakarta, Monday, September 25 (Ist)

JAKARTA –  Presidential Chief of Staff, General National Army (TNI) (Ret.) Moeldoko, emphasized that the political year must be an arena for fighting ideas and competing programs on how to continue development.

He said that it is important to simultaneously echo the various achievements and breakthroughs that have been made by the administration of President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'aruf Amin.

"These narratives will distance the public space from practical political fragmentation which triggers identity politics, the emergence of fake news (hoaxes), and marginalizes acts of violence," stressed Moeldoko at the Ministerial Level Meeting regarding the achievements of President Jokowi and Vice President Ma'ruf's government. Amin, at the Borobudur Hotel Jakarta, Monday, September 25.

"And the most important thing is that the democratic consolidation process results in a safe government transition that will be remembered by history," he added.

Moeldoko said that over the last nine years, under President Jokowi's leadership, the government has made many development breakthroughs in various sectors.

Various crises and challenges were also successfully overcome. This, he said, strengthens public trust in the country as proven by several survey results.

"International confidence in Indonesia's position has also increased sharply," he said.

According to the 2013-2015 TNI Commander, the public must know how the President and his Cabinet are working, so that the public knows where development has reached at the end of President Jokowi's administration.

"This political year is prone to credit claims from other parties. "For this reason, we have to show the government's work and where the development has come," he concluded.

The Ministerial Level Meeting regarding the achievements of President Jokowi and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin's government was also attended by the Minister of Communication and Information, Budi Arie, the Governor of Lemhanas, Andi Wijayanto, and representatives from ministries/agencies.