Jokowi's Three-Term Discourse Polemic In Today's History, March 16, 2022

President Jokowi, who served as President of Indonesia from the 2014-2024 era. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA History today, three years ago, March 16, 2022, the discourse of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) serving three terms as President of Indonesia became a polemic. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), which became Jokowi's political tool, rejected Jokowi's discourse for three terms that hurt democracy.

Previously, the COVID-19 pandemic brought amnesty to all Indonesian people. The condition of grief was trying to be used by Jokowi's whispers to postpone the election. Jokowi's banners and billboards for three periods also appeared simultaneously everywhere.

Jokowi and PDIP are two things that cannot be separated. PDIP is often present in Jokowi's career in politics. PDIP became a powerful political vehicle for Jokowi when he served as Mayor of Solo, Governor of DKI Jakarta, to President of Indonesia.

Jokowi is also considered a party official who is obedient. What the party wants will be done. This condition changed when COVID-19 hit Indonesia. The spread of the virus from Wuhan made the Indonesian economy destroyed.

Indonesia continues to try to break the chain of the spread of the Korona virus. Problems arise. Indonesia is confused. This problem is only natural because the world is just confused. COVID-19 even makes political passion decrease. Many of the countries choose to postpone elections.

The issue of postponing elections began to be discussed by Jokowi's whispers ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet. They suggested delaying elections in order to increase people's lives. In fact, the desire was wrapped up with the desire for Jokowi to be in power for three terms.

The people have their own response regarding Jokowi's three-term wishes. There are pros and cons indeed. However, PDIP as a party that became Jokowi's political tool chose not to support Jokowi's three-term intentions.

PDIP also suspects that Jokowi's ranks, Ministers, act like Harmoko in the New Order. PDIP believes that Jokowi's idea was three terms, not the wishes of the Indonesian people.

"Couldn't there be a second Harmoko, big mouth is also from nonsense. Maybe this is the second Harmoko, which I don't need to call, just rub around, I think. With this, it came as the aspiration of the people at large or only came from the will of the elite. . "

"So that we are not always in a state of emergency, the situation continues to be transitional. Indeed, democracy is dialogue, not a top down, not a way of managing, not just nonsense. Hopefully I will mention again, not stuck with the second volume of the Minister in the style of Harmoko," said PDIP politician Masinton Pasaribu as quoted on the Kompas.com page, March 15, 2022.

PDIP's accusations regarding the 'Harmoko' behind Jokowi's three-term wishes also surfaced with the presence of banners and billboards in various regions on March 16, 2022. The billboard contained Jokowi's message for three periods.

The banner is considered not from a people's organization, but from a political elite. Political elite deliberately spread Jokowi's billboards for three terms on the grounds that Indonesia would rise from the pandemic. This desire has received criticism everywhere. The pandemic is considered a shield. Because, Jokowi and his kronin only care about power matters.

"Under the surface, definitely by design. This is the spread of Jokowi's banners and billboards for three periods - clearly systematic, there are those who move. There is an impression that President Jokowi does not want to let his replacement refuse to continue the IKN project after he stepped down," said the Political Observer from Airlangga University, Ariwibowo as quoted on the tempo.co page, March 16, 2022.