PAN, Golkar And PPP Compact Denies KIB Predictions Prone To Break Imbas Still Different Figures Of Presidential Candidates

KIB consisting of Golkar, PPP and PAN after the list of participants for the 2024 General Election at the Jakarta KPU office on Wednesday 10 August. (Between-Aprillio A)

JAKARTA - PAN, the Golkar Party and PPP compactly denied the statement by the Chairman of the PPP Advisory Council M Romahurmuziy regarding the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) that is prone to breaking up due to the different names of presidential candidates being looked at.

The Golkar Party is known to have insisted on nominating its General Chair, Airlangga Hartarto as a presidential candidate. Followed by PAN, PAN gave a code for carrying PDIP cadre, Ganjar Pranowo. Meanwhile, another party member of KIB, PPP, has not yet determined a figure.

"Today in Pak Airlangga's position, he was pushed until yesterday to become a presidential candidate, Mr. Zul (Ketum PAN Zulkifli Hasan) said Mr. Ganjar (the presidential candidate)," said Romahurmuziy alias Rommy, in a discussion, Wednesday, March 8. "That alone can be said that the potential is broken, two of them don't need PPP. PPP doesn't need to give a name, that's just not met," he added. Rommy's words were widely denied by the KIB members' political parties, including the PPP's adverse party. PAN Firmly Expressed KIB Will Not Be Divided. Responding to Rommy's statement, PAN emphasized that KIB would not be divided because the three political parties had similar ideals. The three of them have also compiled a platform called PATEN. "KIB, God willing, will not be divided, it will not be broken. KIB remains solid and compact. There is historical awareness and the ideals equality that unites KIB," said Deputy Chairperson of PAn Viva Yoga Mauladi, to VOI, Thursday, March 9. As for the difference in proposals for the names of presidential and vice presidential candidates, said Viva, it will be decided and mutually agreed in a KIB meeting. Where the Golkar Party mentions the terms of special forum. "(Capres-candidates) are decided at the KIB meeting. Later each KIB member will propose a candidate at the KIB meeting. Then it will be determined collectively collegial, musyawarah mufakat, no voting, "explained Viva. Regarding when the meeting was held, Viva asked the public to be patient. He said, nature is weathered if the KIB meeting will be held.

"Yes, we will inform you later," he said.

The name of the presidential candidate will be decided by the Spokesperson for the Golkar Party DPP Tantowi Yahya, emphasizing that the three political party leaders who are members of KIB, namely Golkar, PAN and PPP, have agreed that the determination of the names of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates is waiting for mutual consensus in a special forum. "All coalition party leaders agree who will later become presidential and vice presidential candidates will be decided in a special forum," said Tantowi when confirmed, Thursday, March 9. The former member of the DPR also asked all parties to wait for consensus in a special forum to discuss and determine the presidential and vice presidential candidates of KIB.

"We are waiting for the approval of the KIB political parties," he said. PPP: The statement of Rommy Pribadi spokesman (Jubir) PPP Achmad Baidowi or Awiek, clarified Rommy's statement. Awiek said the statement was not the party's attitude but Rommy's personal view. "Regarding Gus Rommy's statement in a number of media, we consider him the ijtihad of him in enlivening the political issues of this country. And it is a personal statement based on his own political intuition," Awiek told VOI, Thursday, March 9.

The secretary of the PPP faction in the DPR emphasized that to this day PPP is still at KIB with the Golkar Party and PAN Party. Awiek said, each political party was given the flexibility to establish communication with other political parties in the context of exploring joining KIB. "As our commitment is that KIB is open to adding coalitions. So, it will be a great strength if PDIP collaborates with KIB. So the context of communication explored by PPP is to widen its wings to increase the strength of KIB," he said. Regarding the difference in the name of the vice presidential candidate between KIB members, the chairman of the PPP DPP emphasized that the coalition would decide consensus. "The aspirations of the presidential candidate pairs of all KIB members have the right to propose potential names to be discussed and decided together," said Awiek.