Suggests Rocky Gerung To Follow In The Footsteps Of Prabowo-Sandiaga, PSI Affirms Agree To Jokowi For Three Periods

PSI politician Dea Tunggaesti. (doc. Facebook)

JAKARTA - Secretary-General of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) DPP, Dea Tunggaesti, responded to Rocky Gerung's statement that he called his party "dumb". Rocky's assessment was after accusing PSI of pushing the office of President Joko Widodo or Jokowi for more than three terms.

Not with feedback, Dea responded to Rocky's statement casually. She conveyed this through a 2 minute 11 second video uploaded to his Instagram account @deatunggaesti.

“I am grateful for Mr. Rocky Gerung's comments who called my statement stupid and stupid. Given that I'm sure these comments must have come from someone who is very smart and super intelligent", she said, quoted Monday, March 14.

Dea said the spirit of his party to reject acts that violate the constitution is maintained. Likewise, the presidency for more than two terms is not in accordance with the mandate of the constitution.

"That's what we criticize. That's what we reject", he said.

However, Dea did not rule out all possibilities if the discourse of President Jokowi's position for three terms becomes a reality in the House of Representatives or People's Consultative Assembly as constitution-makers.

"If you want to extend the term of office of the president, then do the amendments first", said the woman who works as a legal representative.

According to him, the House of Representatives can amend the 1945 Constitution if it wants to realize the discourse as an effort to change the law in order to change the constitution. However, Dea admitted that his party could not do much because it still did not have a representative at the Senayan parliamentary level.

"If finally the parties in parliament, which PSI is not currently there, make amendments to the constitution and open space for Mr. Jokowi to run again in the 2024 election, then we will without a doubt support Mr. Jokowi. Because his achievements and hard work are clear for the Indonesian people", said Dea.

Furthermore, Dea requested that Rocky Gerung be released from the shadow of the 2019 General Election. He hoped that Rocky would follow in the footsteps of Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno, who used to be Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin's rivals, now in one carriage with the mission of advancing the nation.

“Even though they used to fight so hard against Mr. Jokowi during the election, when the election was over, they bravely helped Mr. Jokowi in the government. What does it mean? They contribute to building the country", he said.