Suharso Monoarfa Urged Back, Observers: In Addition To 'Amplop Kiai' Touching On The Massbase, His Leadership Can't Bring PPP To Quoting PT

Documentation of the General Chairperson of the United Development Party DPP, Suharso Monoarfa. ANTARA

JAKARTA - PPP General Chair Suharso Monoarfa was urged to resign from his position by three leadership assembly, namely the Sharia Council, Honorary Assembly, and the Advisory Council. This push to withdraw was sent in the aftermath of the 'kiai amplop' speech which was considered offensive to the ulama and pesantren. In addition to the 'Kaiamplop' issue, is there anything else that makes the 3 leadership councils in PPP intervene? A political observer from Al Azhar University Indonesia, Andriadi Achmad, said that the polemic phenomenon of PPP leadership since the last few years has often occurred. "Starting when the 2014 presidential election, where PPP split into two camps, namely the Surya Darma Ali (SDA) camp which at that time supported Prabowo-Hatta and the Romahurmuziy camp that supported Jokowi-JK. However, in the end, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights ratified the PPP for the Romahurmuziy camp," Andriadi told VOI, Tuesday, August 30. After Romy's leadership who was caught in a corruption case in 2019, he continued, PPP's leadership in Pjs was to Suharso Monoarfa. Then after PPP National Conference, Suharso Monoarfa was appointed as the definitive Head of PPP. "If currently Suharso Monoarfa is shaken again by 3 PPP assemblys, it could be that the cause of the 'kiai application' some time ago," he said. Moreover, said Andriadi, PPP is one of the Islamic parties supported by ulama and kiai. Of course the phrase 'aplop kiai' offends the ulama and kiai. "In my opinion, it is natural for me to urge three PPP assemblys to withdraw from the PPP chairman, because they are considered offensive and discredit the ulama and kiai who incidentally are cadre cadres and the PPP mass base," explained the Executive Director of the Nusantara Institute PolCom SRC. On the other hand, according to Andriadi, in the 2019 Legislative Election under the leadership of Suharso Monoarfa PPP did not show an increase. Even PPP became the caretaker's party in parliament with 4.52 percent of the vote or 19 seats. "In addition, it could be another cause for the PPP assembly to urge Suharso Monoarfa to resign, because PPP is considered under the leadership of Suharso Monoarfa to bring PPP not to pass PT in the upcoming 2024 legislative election," he said. According to Andriadi, if Suharso resigns, it will affect the coalition that is currently being built with Golkar and PAN for the 2024 General Election. It is not impossible that PPP will leave the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB). "If until Suharso Monoarfa withdraws from the chairman of PPP, it is possible that it will have an impact on KIB, PPP could leave KIB. Because it is related to supporting or coalition the 2024 presidential election," said Andriadi. Previously, the Three Leaders Council in the United Development Party (PPP), namely the Sharia Council, Honorary Council, and the Advisory Council sent a second letter to Suharso Monoarfa to immediately resign from the position of General Chairperson of the PPP DPP. This second letter is in the aftermath of Suharso's statement regarding the kiai envelope as a form of money politics. While the first letter, containing a similar application, did not receive a response. "This request for resignation to brother Suharso Monoarfa is only for our common good as the bearer of the mandate from the founder of PPP," wrote a letter spread among reporters, Monday, August 29. The letter was signed by the Chairman of the Sharia Council Mustofa Aqil Siroj, the Chairman of the Honorary Council Zar Kasih Nur, and the Chairman of the Advisory Council Muhamad Mardiono. In addition, there are also the signatures of the son of the late Kiai Maimoen Zubair, namely Abdullah Ubab Maimoen Zubair and also Ahmad Haris Shodaqoh, Muhyidin Ishaq, and Fadlolan Musyaffa.