Read Why Cak Imin Continues To Announce The Postponement Of The 2024 Election, Is It Just A Caper Or Has It Been Waiting?

Muhaimin Iskandar/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The general chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB), Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin, insists that his proposal regarding the postponement of the 2024 General Election be approved by political parties. That way, according to him, President Joko Widodo will definitely want to extend his term of office for the next two years.

In response, the Executive Director of Indonesian Political Parameters Adi Prayitno, assessed that Cak Imin believed that President Jokowi would want to postpone the 2024 election if the general chairmen of political parties agreed.

"Cak Imin revealed the real fact that those who could delay the 2024 General Election were party leaders," said Adi Prayitno in Jakarta, Wednesday, March 9. Cak Imin, he continued, also wanted to show that the decision to postpone the 2024 election was in the hands of the DPR and the government. Because almost 100 percent of the executive and legislature can be conditioned by political parties.

"In fact, there are many party people," explained Adi.

However, Adi assessed that Cak Imin's statement was only seeking Jokowi's attention. Considering that the majority of the public and political parties reject the discourse of postponing the 2024 General Election.

"Yes, just a flirtatious proposal," said Adi.

Previously, PKB Chairman Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin spoke about postponing the election. Cak Imin said that if all parties were united, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) would agree with the postponement of the election.

"If the parties are united, they will agree, but if the parties are not united, I don't know," said Cak Imin at the Kediri Regency Hall, East Java (East Java), Monday, February 7.

Regarding the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, who said the government had never discussed the discourse of postponing the election and extending Jokowi's term, Cak Imin admitted that he had no problem with that. According to him, the government is also waiting for a decision from the parties.

"Yes, it's okay. The government is waiting for the parties too," said Cak Imin.