PPP Affirms Reasons For Joining KIM Murni Reconciliation, Not A Meeting Of Ministers' Seats

JAKARTA - Spokesperson and Chairperson of the PPP DPP, Achmad Baidowi emphasized that his party's decision to join the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) and support the Prabowo-Gibran government purely because of reconciliation. Awiek said, the meeting of Plt Ketum PPP Mardiono with Ketum Gerindra as well as the Elected President, Prabowo Subianto last night did not talk about ministerial seats. "Therefore, PPP decided to join and support the Prabowo-Gibran government in order to maximize the political ma'ruf nahi mungkar as the principle of the struggle of the Ka'bah Party. "The difference in politics is a common thing, so when the contestation ends, it is time to carry out national politics, namely reconciliation of all elements of the nation for the greater interest," said the legislator of the East Java electoral district. The secretary of the PPP faction in the DPR assessed that the politics of reconciliation was needed so that the development continuity could run smoothly. "The merger of PPP is also expected to be in line with coalition building in a number of regional elections, although not as a whole," said Awiek. Previously, Plt Ketum PPP Mardiono said his party decision to join the Prabowo coalition because the 2024 presidential election process had been completed. It is known, in the 2024 presidential election, PPP did not support the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka pair. "But because of that (the presidential election) we have done it has already been completed, there has been a decision, there is no other reason to support the elected President Mr. Prabowo in order to run all the work programs that the Indonesian people have been waiting for today, for how to accelerate the welfare of the Indonesian people, said Mardiono in Keratanegara, Jakarta, Thursday, 15 August, night.

Mardiono emphasized that PPP is committed to supporting the government of Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka. In addition, PPP is also committed to collaborating with the Gerindra Party in the 2024 Pilkada. "We have committed to the Gerindra Party, namely to cooperate in regional elections, both at the provincial and district/city levels, and this has been running since the pilkada nomination process was carried out. It is already running. So, there are still a few more places," said Mardiono