PKB-PKS To Form New Coalition, PDIP: We Don't Interfere With Other Political Parties' Household Policy Strategies

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The PDI-P (PDIP) remains relaxed even though a number of parties are competing to form a coalition, including the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). Each party is considered to have its own political calculations.

"We do not interfere with the strategies and household policies of other political parties. Each party has its own political calculations," PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto told reporters at the PDIP DPP Party School, Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, Friday, June 10.

PDIP, continued Hasto, will not rush to follow in the footsteps of the party. Because the party already has its own calculations.

In addition, PDIP chooses to move in the community to help solve existing problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The PDIP's political calculation is to move downwards to unite itself with all the people's power to build optimism for the people," he said.

Although relaxed, PDIP, continued Hasto, still maintains communication with other parties. He admitted that he often communicates with the general chairmen of political parties as well as with the Chairperson of the PDIP DPP Puan Maharani who also serves as the Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives.

"Then the General Chairwoman (Megawati Soekarnoputri) too. The communication was carried out multilevel, multi-approach, perspective and from there the communication built mutual understanding on the fate of the nation and state in the future through the cooperation of political parties," he said.

As previously reported, PKB has discussed building a new coalition with the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) under the name of the Red Ant Coalition (KSM).

Deputy Chairperson of the PKB, Jazilul Fawaid, believes that as a party that was born in the Reformation era, PKB and PKS have many things in common. Moreover, both of them have the most votes in Islamic party groups even though they are not big parties.

"I thought why I called it red ants, because they're just small ones. The elephants you make yourself, try to compete with sportsmanship, without suspicion. Right now, we often have a coalition of ants and elephants in one place. The ants also don't get a role. nothing," said Jazilul during a press conference with PKS Secretary General Aboe Bakar Alhabsyi at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, June 9.

Regarding the red ant, Jazilul assesses that its strength is no less than that of a coalition of major parties which is analogous to an elephant.

"We are a small coalition, we just call it the ant coalition. If there is a war, the ant wins against the elephant. And the red ants are small, they can shrink everywhere," he added.