Gerindra Affirms No Problem With PKS

Gerindra Party politician Hendarsam Marantoko. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party emphasized that it has never had a problem with the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), along with the chance to join PKS in the new government later.

Gerindra Party politician Hendarsam Marantoko said PKS had always been a friend of the Gerindra Party's struggle, especially when fighting in several previous presidential elections (pilpres), namely 2016, namely 2014 and 2015.

"They are friends in arms, if the problem of breaking up in the 2024 presidential election is only a matter of strategy," said Hendarsam in an online discussion entitled Democracy Without Opposition which was monitored in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Saturday, May 4.

Thus regarding the absence of Gerindra General Chair Prabowo Subianto during the PKS halal bihalal some time ago, he said there were no specific problems.

According to him, Prabowo was unable to attend the event because he had a family event that could not be abandoned. In addition, he continued, the PKS halalbihalal invitation to Gerindra was actually common, so there was no special invitation to Prabowo.

Hendarsam assessed that so far there has been no communication from PKS to join the coalition of government of the President and Vice President Elected Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka. However, he continued, there were certain gestures from the cadres and PKS elites who showed this desire.

"It is undeniable that in its history PKS is our old partner, we have won several presidential elections from PKS friends to fight with us," he said.

Previously, the chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) faction of the DPR RI, Jazuli Juwaini, said that his party had no problem becoming an opposition or coalition in the upcoming government.

"PKS has 10 years of experience entering the coalition during the period of Pak SBY (Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) and 10 years of being the opposition during Pak Jokowi's time. So there is no problem with the opposition, the coalition is ready, we will see the dynamics," said Jazuli in a statement received in Jakarta, Monday (29/4).

The member of Commission I of the DPR RI revealed that the choice to become a coalition or opposition after the presidential election was only a technical issue.