Joining Prabowo's Government, NasDem Is Considered Unable To Resilient Opposition Due To The Risk Of 'Sufficient'

Prabowo Subianto with Gibran Rakabuming Raka/DOK Instagram @prabowo

JAKARTA - The NasDem Party stated that it supports the government of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka after their presidential candidate, Anies Baswedan, lost the 2024 presidential election. Instead of being an opposition, the party chaired by Surya Paloh instead wanted to join his coalition of political rivals.

Executive Director of the Indonesia Political Review (IPR), Ujang Komarudin, said that the NasDem Party is a pragmatic party that needs power for economic and even legal interests. Besides, NasDem does not have opposition traditions and DNA.

"NasDem does not have opposition traditions, does not have opposition DNA even though the party was born after reform, PKS has it. In that context, I see, NasDem will end up joining the Prabowo-Gibran government, including PKB as well," said Ujang when contacted by VOI, Tuesday, April 30. "Why is that? Because the need for power, because power is good, it has everything, both in an economic context, law, business can be obtained when in power," he continued.

According to Ujang, NasDem could not stand the opposition because it was at risk of economic and business sustainability, as well as legal issues in the future. Being outside the government for NasDem, it is tantamount to making it difficult for parties and suffering.

"The opposition was tricked, difficult, difficult, suffering, so not many parties took the opposition option, and that's why many parties are close together. So that's NasDem's consideration to enter the government in accordance with my predictions," said the political observer at Al Azhar University Indonesia (UAI).