Winning The 2014 Presidential Election, PDIP Calls The Thin Coalition Wins With People's Support

PDIP Chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri with President Jokowi and Ganjar Pranowo/PDIP DOCUMENTATION

JAKARTA - Member of the PDI-P faction, Charles Honoris, assessed that joining the Democratic Party into a coalition of supporters of Prabowo Subianto was not surprising. Because said Charles, Democrats always support Prabowo in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections. Charles then brought up the 2014 presidential election where many political parties supported Prabowo but lost against the coalition supporting Joko Widodo (Jokowi). It is known that in the 2014 presidential election Prabowo was supported by Gerindra, PPP, PKS, Golkar, PAN, Democrats and the United Nations. Meanwhile, PDIP is in coalition with NasDem, PKB, Hanura and PKPI. "The coalition of party support for Prabowo today actually restores public memory in the 2014 presidential election, at which time Prabowo was supported by a large or fat coalition and Jokowi was supported by a small or thin coalition, and in the end, it was history to record the thin ones supported by the people who won," Charles told reporters, Monday, September 18. Charles was not worried that Ganjar Pranowo's presidential candidate would only be supported by parliamentary parties. Because he said, in the era of direct elections the people became the highest holder of power in determining the president and vice president. "Because that's what Megawati said, as long as the PDI-P is always close and united with the people, there is nothing to worry about," he said. Charles is optimistic that the people with their conscience will choose Ganjar because the quality of his leadership has been tested from below as a regional head. Like Jokowi, who also departed from being the mayor of Solo and governor of DKI Jakarta. "During carrying out the candidate for leader from the people, the PDI-P was not afraid at all, even in the investigation of Ganjar this time, the PDI-P will again be 'beaten up' by a combination of great political forces," said Charles. According to him, PDIP is used to being 'beaten up' not only in the 2014 presidential election, but also in previous elections, both in the era of democratic transition and in the New Order era. "In fact, many think that the history of the PDI-P is the history of being beaten by great political forces," he said again. Charles added that PDIP still lasted more than half a century because of the support of the people. He said the people were at the heart of the PDIP's struggle.

"Because, as Bung Karno said, "longing power is only the power of the people, and above all is the power of God Almighty," he concluded.