No Need To Be Surprised By Kaesang's Desire To Enter The Political World

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JAKARTA - The founder of the KedaiKOPI survey agency, Hendri Satrio, said it was not surprising that the youngest son of President Joko Widodo, Kaesang Pangarep, was interested in getting into politics. Moreover, his older brother, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, is a mayor in Solo. In addition, his brother-in-law, Bobby Nasution, also serves as the mayor of Medan. "I don't think it's a surprising thing. If Mr. Jokowi and Mas Gibran are shocked, I don't, I'm already caught them. Moreover, he already knows how the life of his brother, brother-in-law, including the president," said Hendri in Jakarta, Thursday, January 26. Hendri believes that Kaesang Pangarep will follow in Jokowi and Gibran's footsteps as cadres of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), if they later join a political party. Because it was PDIP that brought his father and brother to sit in the power seat. "The criterion is not about whether or not, Mr. Jokowi's family who appointed the PDI-P, who helped to ride it, Megawati Soekarnoputri, would like to join another party?" he said.

According to the communication expert at Paramadina University, Kaesang can start his career by advancing as a legislative candidate, both DPRD and DPR RI. If he passes, Kaesang can participate in the regional head election contestation (Pilkada).

"In my opinion, this momentum is for Mas Kaesang. In terms of political momentum, his father is still the president, his brother is the mayor. So in terms of the right momentum, and Pak Jokowi's volunteers will also certainly support him," said Hendri Satrio.