Calming The Issue Of 3 Periods Presidency, Observer: Jokowi Only Needs 10 Seconds To Say 'Let's Make The February 14, 2024 Election A Success'

President Jokowi/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The discourse of postponing the 2024 General Election and extending the term of office of the President is still being rolled out by the political elite of political parties. However, this proposal has been widely rejected.

Now the public is accusing the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan as the cause of the noise of the proposal. Because, he claims to have big data which is actually considered as manipulation of information.

In fact, based on the results of the Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) survey released on Friday, April 1 yesterday, the discourse on extending the presidential term to three terms was only supported by 5 percent of the public.

This discourse became more and more boisterous when President Jokowi's volatile response was not as firm as in previous years.

In fact, according to political observer Hendri Satrio, Jokowi only needs a fraction of a second to quell the commotion in the community. According to him, the permanent sentence for holding elections on February 14, 2024, needs to be echoed directly by the president.

"President Jokowi only needs less than 10 seconds to say 'Let's make the February 14, 2024 election a success!'," said Hendri in Jakarta, Monday, April 4. Hendri considered that this sentence could indicate which side of President Jokowi was on the other side. Especially for the 3-period issue, he said, Jokowi could minimize the wild ball rolling in the community.

"After saying that, the issue of postponing the election, adding three terms of power automatically subsided. But for some reason it was very difficult to happen," said Hendri.

Previously, President Joko Widodo asserted that he complied with the constitution when he responded to the shouts of 3 periods when he was on a working visit.

"I've often heard the name of the people's wishes, I've heard screams like that," said Jokowi in a press statement after visiting the Borobudur Temple in Magelang Regency, Central Java, Wednesday, March 30. Jokowi claims to obey the constitution. He said the constitution has clearly regulated the limitation of the president's term of office. "But what is clear is that our constitution is clear. We must obey, we must obey the constitution, yes," said Jokowi.