PDIP Highlights Surya Paloh And Jokowi's Meeting At The Merdeka Palace: Why Is There Additional Consolidation?

Secretary of the National Winning Team (TPN) Ganjar-Mahfud MD, Hasto Kristiyanto/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

The Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto questioned the meeting of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and the General Chairperson of the NasDem Party, Surya Paloh, on Sunday night, February 18. He said, why did the invitation spread if the votes of pair number two, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka are believed to be safe in the 2024 presidential election. This reinforces suspicions that there are problems related to the election. If it is safe, believe in the support of the people like that, why should a step like that be taken, ” Hasto told reporters at the High End Building, Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, Monday, February 19. Hasto said that the meeting between Surya Paloh and President Jokowi should be suspected as a signal of an invitation to join the Prabowo-Gibran coalition. In fact, the General Elections Commission (KPU) has not yet completed the 2024 presidential election vote recapitulation process. Thus, the Secretary of TPN Ganjar-Mahfud MD assessed that the meeting should not have been held. Moreover, if the election runs according to applicable regulations without any fraud. "If all the processes go well, yes, there is no need for a consolidation process after the election because everything goes naturally according to the will of the people," he said. "But when the consolidation process is still being carried out, it shows there is a question mark, which then must be answered together that our democracy is in big trouble," continued Hasto. As previously reported, Surya Paloh visited the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta to meet President Jokowi. The General Treasurer of the NasDem Party, Ahmad Sahroni, said that the general chairman was summoned because he was summoned.

However, the Presidential Special Staff Coordinator, Ari Dwipayana, denied and said the meeting was Surya Paloh's request. However, the statement was again denied by the Secretary General of the NasDem Party, Hermawi Taslim, who ensured that the meeting was only limited to fulfilling the invitation.