Wait For NasDem, Democrats And Gerindra To Join, PKB: The Red Ants Coalition Becomes The Red Dragon Coalition

Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly, Jazilul Fawaid, believes he can form the Red Dragon Coalition (photo: doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The National Awakening Party (PKB) is waiting for the Democratic Party, NasDem and Gerindra to join the Red Ant Coalition. If the three of them enter, PKB said the coalition which was initiated with the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) would be patented turning into the Red Dragon Coalition.

"NasDem, Democrats, Gerindra have not (determined a coalition). So, if this suddenly joins, it's not the Red Ants, but the Red Dragon Coalition,” said Deputy Chairperson of the PKB DPP Jazilul Fawaid, Saturday, June 18.

Jazilul said that communication between political parties is still ongoing. He again explained that the Red Ant Coalition emerged because PKB-PKS were both medium-sized political parties.

According to the Deputy Chairperson of the MPR, these smaller parties when forming a coalition with the larger parties, actually do not get a role in the coalition. However, even though this coalition is filled with small parties, said Jazilul, if there are many parties that join, it will become a large coalition.

"We often form a coalition with the 'elephant' (big party) in one place, the ants (small party) also don't get any role," he said.

Jazilul is not afraid that these small parties will fight with the elephant party in the 2024 presidential election. As long as, he said, the fight is carried out in a sporting manner and without mutual suspicion.

“These red ants can get into small holes. But even though it's small, it hurts when you bite," he said.