Denies PDIP And Jokowi's Political Tennision Heats Up, Puan: Who's Hot?

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, spoke with President Joko Widodo (doc the Presidential Secretariat).

JAKARTA - The chairman of the PDI-P DPP, Puan Maharani, denied the political tension between her party and the palace, especially President Joko Widodo, which is heating up. The formula arose after President Jokowi's eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka became a vice presidential candidate (Cawapres) accompanying Prabowo Subianto. Moreover, Gibran, who is also the mayor of Solo, still has the status of a PDIP cadre. "Who is hot?" said Puan at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, October 31. Puan emphasized that he still often meets President Jokowi. Most recently, the two of them attended santri day events together in Surabaya, East Java. "So if you ask about there will be a meeting, there will always be a meeting between the chairman of the DPR and the president of the Republic of Indonesia," said the chairman of the DPR.Puan emphasized that, as chairman of the DPR, he will always meet President Jokowi to carry out state duties. Both those who were attended directly and those who were represented.

"Because I am the chairman of the DPR, of course, functionally I still have to carry out my duties as chairman of the DPR together, whether there is a president or no president," explained Puan "So is the president, so I will continue to meet with the president," he added.