For Political Elites Who Want Election Postponed, PDIP Secretary General Reminds Jokowi Again About Face Slapping

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JAKARTA - PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto assessed that there are a number of parties who do not understand the wishes of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

This was conveyed by Hasto in response to the polemic of postponing the 2024 General Election (Pemilu). Hasto even reminded President Jokowi that he had called anyone who proposed an additional presidential term a person who wanted to slap him in the face and look for face.

"This polemic does not need to be extended anymore. Even around the president we see (someone, ed) who does not understand the president's will," said Hasto at the LSI survey release event regarding the plan to increase the term of office which was broadcast online, Thursday, March 3.

"Because the President has stated that he is the leader of the country if someone proposes an extension, proposes a three-term position, wants to slap me in the face, wants to look for me in the face, that actually plunges me. That's what the president said," he added.

Sticking to that statement, Hasto said, his party emphasized that it did not support postponing the election. "The PDI-P will continue to be strong because there is no room for postponing the election for economic reasons, for reasons of IKN (National Capital of the Archipelago), and reasons related to the pandemic issue," he stressed.

PDIP also believes that the success of the government will not only be determined by individuals, but also for sustainability in accordance with the rules.

So, instead of fussing over postponing the election, there are things that actually need to be discussed, including projecting how the government will run in the future, including making guidelines.

"Supposedly if we look at the importance of the sustainability aspect of the government in carrying out all the expectations of the people, what we review is for example the outlines of the state's policy," he said.

"About the direction of the state, what is the projection of Indonesia in 2045 so that this will be a gap line for the next government. So that the country is not driven by individual ambitions but by a course that absorbs the will of the people properly," added Hasto.

Previously reported, the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) released a survey related to public attitudes towards the postponement of the 2024 General Election (Pemilu) and the presidential term.

As a result, the majority of respondents expressed their rejection of extending the presidential term on the grounds that there was a COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery. This was conveyed by the Executive Director of LSI, Djayadi Hanan.

"Overall, 70.7 percent reject the extension of the presidential term. Among those who know about this issue, the rejection is even higher, namely 74 percent," said Djayadi when releasing the results of an online survey broadcast on YouTube LSI, Thursday, March 3.

"Meanwhile, among those who do not know about this issue, the rejection rate is lower, but the majority is still 67.5 percent," he added.

Meanwhile, this survey was conducted using a simple random sampling method with 1,197 respondents. Sampling was carried out from February 25 to March 1. Meanwhile the margin of error is 2.89 percent and the confidence level is 95 percent.