PDIP Explains Coalition With Democrats Is Impossible, Hasto: Little Wong Doesn't Like Political Camouflage

Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (Photo via @AgusYudhoyono)

JAKARTA - PDIP will almost certainly not be able to form a coalition with the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the Democratic Party in the 2024 General Election (Pemilu). And specifically for the Democratic Party, the Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto explained the main reason.

"This coalition must look at the emotional bonding of PDIP supporters, you see. These PDIP supporters are the people, the little people who don't like various forms of political camouflage. The people are what they are. People speak the language of the people, so the historical aspect is still being carried out," said Hasto at the Party School. PDIP DPP, Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, Thursday, June 23.

For this reason, Hasto considered it difficult to cooperate with the party chaired by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono.

"Personally, as secretary general, it is not easy to work with the Democratic Party because various political dynamics show this," he concluded.

Despite closing the chance for a coalition with PKS, Hasto still congratulated the party on the establishment of cooperation between the party and the NasDem Party.

However, it is certain that PDIP will not follow in the footsteps of the two parties to rush into a coalition. Hasto said his party prefers to absorb people's aspirations and help recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Yes, it's great that there is a party that early builds a coalition between NasDem and PKS, PDI-P congratulates the NasDem and PKS coalition," he said.

"Still, for the PDI-P, our belief is to go down to the villages to absorb the aspirations of the villagers to help recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic," Hasto added.