Faldo Maldini Calls Discourse On Postponing Elections To Be Initiatives For Political Parties, PDIP Reminds: The First To Say Is Bahlil Lahadalia

Hendrawan Supratikno/PDIP

JAKARTA - The PDIP Elite responded to the statement by the Special Staff of the Minister of State Secretary Faldo Maldini who said that the proposed postponement of the 2024 General Election was not related to the government. Faldo said the discourse was an initiative of a political party. Senior PDIP politician Hendrawan Supratikno then reminded that the chronology of the proposal originated from a government element, namely Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia. It is known, Bahlil once claimed that business actors tend to agree if the 2024 election is postponed.

"Let's just look at the chronology. The first one threw Bahlil, who is an element of the government. Only then was he greeted by three high-ranking political parties (PKB, Golkar, and PAN). Now the ball is in the middle again," Hendrawan told reporters, Tuesday, March 1.

The member of the PDIP faction of the DPR RI emphasized that his party's stance was clear as stated by Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto. According to him, the postponement of the election does not have a clear legal basis.

"PDIP's stance is clear and has been conveyed by Secretary General Hasto. There is no solid legal basis for the postponement," said Hendrawan. Previously, the Special Staff of the Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Faldo Maldini, said that the government was not involved in the discourse of postponing the 2024 general election. He said the government did not know about the plan.

"The declaration of support is an aspiration from a political party. The government does not know about the plan. As an aspiration, of course it is accommodated, as the government accommodates various inputs that have been received from the community and all political parties," Faldo said in his statement, Tuesday, February 1.

"This has nothing to do with the government, let alone related to political transactions. So, don't get dragged into it," he continued.