Megawati's Speech Is Meaning To Bring PDIP Outside The Government

Megawati Soekarnoputri (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The political speech of PDI-P General Chair Megawati Sekarnoputri at the V PDIP National Working Meeting (Rakernas) is interpreted as wanting to bring the party to a position outside the government.

Political observer observer and Executive Director of the Indonesia Political Review, Ujang Komarudin, interprets the political speech of PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri at the V PDI-P National Working Meeting (Rakernas) wanting to bring the party to a position outside the government.

Megawati assessed that the direction of the 5th presidential speech of the Republic of Indonesia would not form a coalition with the upcoming government. The PDI-P will be in its own coalition to oversee the government cabinet which will be formed in October 2024.

"So, the narrative of his speech is very clear, it is very clear that the direction of the PDI-P will tend to become an opposition party," Ujang said, quoting Antara.

Even so, the position of the PDI-P will be in opposition, according to him, it will be good for the democratic system in Indonesia. Political parties outside the government are needed to control and oversee the running of the government.

"It's healthy, for future democracy, some are in government and some are outside the government so that there are checks and balances," he said.

In addition, he assessed that the position of the PDI-P at the national level would not all affect the political constellation in a number of regions, especially in the implementation of the 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada).

However, he assessed that the PDI-P may not form a coalition with parties that are included in the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) in strategic areas, including West Java, Central Java, Jakarta, Banten, North Sumatra, and South Sumatra.

"In this strategic area, the Forward Indonesia Coalition will not form a coalition with the PDI-P, but in other areas it can," he said.

Previously, Megawati mentioned that the PDI-P was a political party that prioritized control and balancers. However, he did not deny that politics contains the essence of gaining power.

"What's the difference, anyway? That is, it is the strategy and ways to gain power that distinguish the PDI-P from others," Megawati said during the PDI-P National Working Meeting at the Beach City International Stadium Ancol, Jakarta, Friday.