Clear Presidential Election Mechanism, PDIP Asks Government Supporters To Focus On Rayats Instead Of Heating Political Situations

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto (dok PDIP)

JAKARTA - PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) reminded that the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres) mechanism is clear. Thus, all parties, including volunteers, are expected to focus on helping improve life in the community after being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto said this step was more positive than hastily discussing the presidential candidate who will run in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Moreover, the presidential candidate registration process is still one year away.

"The PDI-P invites all supporters of Pak Jokowi, including all political parties in the government and volunteers, to work even harder, spur the nation's progress in all aspects of life, including improving the level of people's lives that have not fully recovered from the pandemic and are now facing new challenges," said Hasto in a written statement, Thursday, September 1.

"It's more positive than heating up the political situation of the presidential election, which is still October 2023," he continued.

Furthermore, Hasto spoke about the results of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (Musra) held by Jokowi volunteers. He said there was no surprise from the name that entered the presidential candidate exchange.

Musra Indonesia noted that five names were included in their presidential candidate exchange, namely Joko Widodo (Jokowi); Sandiaga Uno; Ganjar Pranowo; Prabowo Subianto; and Anies Baswedan. This name comes from the results of voting or voting.

"What was voiced by the People's Consultative Assembly (Musra) was not surprising, and there was no element of surprise in politics," he stressed.

He considered that there were many things that the volunteers could actually do. Instead of looking back at President Jokowi's electoral effects, they should be guarding the improvement in the success of the current government.

"Especially in efforts to recover the pandemic and this weightless global pressure. That is our priority scale, and in our opinion it is much more important than displaying Pak Jokowi's electoral as Musra did," he said.

"The PDI-P is more interested in listening to the voices of supporters who are still not satisfied with Pak Jokowi's performance, and from there the PDI-P is working harder to make the legacy of Pak Jokowi and Kiai Haji Ma'ruf Amin," concluded Hasto.