Political Privilege Between Jokowi, Gibran, Bobby, And PDIP

President Jokowi (Twitter / @ Jokowi)

JAKARTA - The children and son-in-law of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Bobby Nasution have officially entered politics. Gibran and Bobby are supported by the PDI-P (PDIP), the party that also houses Jokowi. Gibran is currently the mayor of Solo. Bobby in Medan.

Many see the decision of the two of them to go forward in the pilkada as Jokowi's attempt to build a political dynasty. PDIP rejects this assumption. Jokowi, Gibran, Bobby, or even the PDIP may refuse.

However, LIPI political observer Aisah Putri Budiarti said differently. According to him, the effort to build a political dynasty in Jokowi's circle is very clear. Moreover, in the past, Jokowi's family was considered far from the world of politics. There was not the slightest sign that the president's children would follow in his father's footsteps. Gibran and Bobby's decision to go forward for the elections changed that.

"Jokowi's old image is actually positive because he shows that he is different from most of the political elites who have a tendency to build dynasties and political oligarchs. Unfortunately, this image is damaged after several names for regional head candidates in the 2020 regional elections came from close circles of Jokowi's family," he said. Puput told VOI, quoted from an article that was part of VOI's typical SERIES WRITING, Political Privilege in the Circle of the President.

Furthermore, Puput views that it is impossible to deny the political privileges of Gibran and Bobby as members of Jokowi's core family. The exploitation of the smallest thing is Jokowi's big name. In politics, a big name is very important to open up a lot of access that is impossible for those who do not share a big name.

In addition, they can also use Jokowi's name as a vote-gather or attracting people to vote for them. In this context, big names are even more important. Gibran and Bobby, who are beginners without a record in the bureaucracy, will find it difficult to garner the trust of voters. Jokowi's name is at least able to provide impetus in that factor.

But are big-name poppers enough?

This privilege case is actually quite close in the history of the PDIP. The General Chairman, Megawati Soekarnoputri is another example of political privilege. In a flash, Gibran and Bobby. However, how did Megawati take advantage of the greatness of her father's name, President Soekarno could not be denied.

"There must be that factor because Soekarno was in the PDIP, and Megawati was Soekarno's daughter ... However, what is interesting is that Megawati cannot also be called a karbitan politician because she has gone through a long and difficult political work process, especially seeing the position of the PDIP. during the New Order, "said Puput.

Deep into the New Order era. At that time, President Soeharto made a policy of simplifying the party system. A number of parties merged into one. Including several parties that have turned into the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI). The declaration of the establishment of the PDI was signed by five party leaders.

They are MH Isnaeni and Abdul Madjid from PNI, A. Wenas and Sabam Sirait from Parkindo, Beng Mang Reng Say and Wignyo Sumarsono (Catholic Party), Murbantoko and RJ Pakan (Murba Party), as well as Sukmadidjaja and M. Sadri (IPKI), Even though the PDI was already formed, at that time the PDI vote was not satisfactory, this party also found it difficult to develop and maintain its existence.

In 1986, the PDI's popularity was still in decline, even though the 1987 election was imminent. PDI figures at that time were looking for ways to boost party votes to compete with Golkar and the domination of the New Order. The PDI considered that one of the effective means was to revive Soekarno's mass base. Two senior PDI figures, Soerjadi and Sabam Sirait, invited Bung Karno's sons and daughters to join the PDI. Like Guntur, Megawati and Guruh.

Sabam Sirait met with Megawati and her husband, the late Taufik Kiemas, with the intention of joining the PDI. Megawati's recruitment into the PDI was because Megawati was the daughter of the proclaimer Soekarno, who was considered capable of attracting voters. However, the two couples considered Sabam's invitation to be impossible to fulfill, because at that time the New Order government prohibited Soekarno's family from entering politics.

"At that time, people who were anti-Bung Karno family were being hard at work. How could we go into politics," Megawati said in an interview with the Monday edition of Republika, 11 November 2013.

After several times Sabam Sirait persuaded Soekarno's family, Megawati finally accepted Soerjadi's proposal to join the PDI. At that time he was given the position of Deputy Chairperson of the Central Jakarta PDIP DPC. Soerjadi as chairman of the PDI and Nico Daryanto as Secretary General of the PDI at that time invited Megawati and other Bung Karno children to also participate in the 1987 election campaign.

PDIP Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri (Source: Antara)

The involvement of Bung Karno's children in the campaign and the use of Soekarno's symbols and posters in the campaign succeeded in increasing the PDI seat acquisition significantly from 30 seats in the 1982 election to 40 seats in the 1987 election.The increase in PDI votes continued in the 1992 election.

Still using the same pattern, collaborating with the Soekarno family and using the Soekarno symbol in the campaign. That year the PDI also received additional support from the youth masses. PDI votes also rose again to 14.9 percent and obtained 56 seats in the DPR.

PDI's rise to prominence made the New Order stifling. On July 21, 1993, at the IV PDI Congress in Medan, Soerjadi was re-elected as chairman. The New Order was annoyed with Soerjadi because it made the PDI's vote continue to rise. Soerjadi was considered problematic, so a re-congress had to be held.

So the Extraordinary Congress took place in Surabaya on 6 December 1993, two days before the congress, the Minister of Home Affairs, Yogie S. Memet, received a message from Soeharto. On December 4, 1993, the ruler of the New Order said that he did not mind if Megawati was elected as chairman of the PDI. The votes flowed drastically for Megawati, so she was elected as Chairman of the PDI by acclamation.

Megawati's appointment to become the chairman of the banteng party, which was initially approved by the New Order to stem Soerjadi, actually angered the New Order. The PDI, under the leadership of the PDI, actually eroded Golkar's votes in the next election. The preventative measures against Megawati have repeatedly come through internal party splits.

The New Order was worried that if it was allowed for the mass power of supporters of Soekarno to rise again under the leadership of his daughter. The New Order's concerns were correct, because PDIP and Megawati were extremely strong. The PDIP has even become one of the most powerful forces in the political arena to this day.

Even so, privilege is not Megawati's only asset. It is nothing. Megawati was not the only child of Soekarno who had advanced to politics. Guruh Soekarnoputra, Guntur Soekarnoputra, or Sukmawati Soekarnoputri actually had time to try their luck in the world of politics. This means that there is a long political process that has been passed until it has managed to advance far along with the red parties.

"I prefer to see that there is a political process that (Megawati went through to survive) so that finally Mega became Soekarno's daughter who became an individual politician, who could be said to be large and survive," said Puput.

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