Megawati Emphasizes Not to Choose a Strong-willed Leader in Today's Memory, June 24, 2023

JAKARTA - Remembering today, three years ago, June 24, 2023, the General Chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Megawati Soekarnoputri, emphasized to the Indonesian people not to choose a handsome capital leader. The narrative was revealed because leaders must be able to work.

Previously, no one doubted the heat of the road to the 2024 presidential election. Party machines began to collect their ammunition. They began to look for the right presidential and vice presidential candidates to represent the interests of all Indonesian people.

The Indonesian Constitution does not approve of a President serving up to three terms. This narrative makes the discourse of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) serving three terms disappear. All political parties have begun to look for other champions to compete for votes in the 2024 presidential election.

All kinds of political figures have emerged on the popular list of presidential and vice presidential candidates. This narrative has made many political parties begin to search for and choose figures who can represent the interests of all Indonesian people.

The special thing is that the presidential candidates are starting to narrow down to three big names. Among others, Prabowo Subianto, Anies Baswedan, and Ganjar Pranowo. These names then began to enter the radar of political parties. Take PDIP for example.

The party that won the 2019 election certainly will not waste the opportunity to advance the presidential and vice presidential candidates. Moreover, PDIP without having to coordinate can nominate its own presidential and vice presidential candidates.

PDIP Chairman Megawati also spoke up. He considered PDIP's position to be strong. However, he did not close the door if there were other political parties to collaborate in building the nation and submitting the name of the presidential candidate or vice presidential candidate.

Megawati is confident that PDIP is able to present a candidate for the nation's leader who is pro-small people. PDIP is also confident that victory can be won again. The narrative is because Jokowi alone can win them twice in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections.

"In fact, we can actually bring the presidential and vice presidential candidates ourselves. But I open the door, because what, our nature is family and mutual cooperation," Megawati said at the peak of the Bung Karno Month celebration in Jakarta as quoted by the lamankompas.com, June 24, 2023.

Megawati also did not forget to remind all Indonesian people to be smart in choosing leaders. Megawati also reminded not to choose a handsome leader. Megawati advised like that because she had experience participating in the presidential election twice in 2004 and 2009.

At that time, Megawati knew that there were people who chose only through their presidential candidate's appearance, not from performance or achievements. This condition made Megawati sad and did not want the same pattern to happen again in the 2024 presidential election.

"If you want to choose a leader, don't just look at his appearance. Oh, Mother is confused. There was a time, right, when I wanted to be president again, and then there were mothers who said this, 'Oh, Mother, I'm sorry. Actually, I want to choose you again, but I want to choose the handsome one," said Megawati as quoted by lamandetik.com, June 24, 2023.