Wearing Matches Typical Of Jokowi's Campaign, Kaesang Is Officially Announced As Chairman Of PSI

Kaesang Pangarep was announced as Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI)/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - Kaesang Pangarep officially serves as Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI). The announcement was made by PSI Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Grace Natalie in PSI National Land Coffee (Kopdarnas) which presented cadres and volunteers Joko Widodo.

Before the name Kaesang was announced, PSI cadres had called for the name of President Joko Widodo's youngest son. Until finally, the reading of the PSI Board of Trustees' decree revealed the name of Kaesang.

"The appointment of Kaesang Pangarep as General Chair of the Central Leadership Council of the Indonesian Solidarity Party for the period 2023-2028," said Grace at Djakarta Theater, Central Jakarta, Monday, September 25.

After being announced, Kaesang entered the room with a happy smile. He immediately went up on stage wearing a white, blue and red plaid shirt. This shirt is similar to Jokowi's typical clothes while campaigning in the DKI Pilkada.

After being officially announced, Grace handed over the decree to Kaesang. Not to forget, Kaesang also brought his wife, Erina Gudono, up on stage.

On that occasion, PSI also officially appointed the Secretary General (Sekjen) for the period 2023-2028, namely Raja Juli Antoni. Raja Juli previously also served as Secretary General of PSI and later became Secretary of the PSI Board of Trustees.

Kaesang last weekend joined PSI. This membership certainty was marked by the handover of party membership cards (KTA) to Kaesang by PSI General Chair Giring Ganesha, in front of President Jokowi's private residence on Jalan Kutai Utara Number 1, Sumber Village, Banjarsari District, Solo City, Central Java, on Saturday, September 23.

Giring Ganesha, PSI General Chair before Kaesang took office, admitted that it was him who asked Kaesang to replace him. This has also been conveyed to the PSI Board of Trustees.

"Today I will chair the Plenary Meeting of Kopdarnas to immediately ask the Board of Trustees to ratify Mas Kaesang as chairman," Giring said in his statement, Monday, September 25.

Giring claimed to have communicated with Kaesang for a long time. Before finally Kaesang joined PSI, Giring said that President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) youngest son was very worthy of holding the position of chairman.

"Since my video came out some time ago, I have said, 'It's time to return this party to its real owner'. At that time I had submitted a recommendation to the party, that the young man was Mas Kaesang Pangarep. So there was no sudden or impromptu succession at PSI. Everything is in accordance with the organizational mechanism," said Giring.

After not leading PSI, Giring will focus on serving in the PSI Board of Trustees and try to win the seats of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the West Java I constituency for PSI.