PDIP Cadres Still Ask Megawati To Become Chairman Until 2030

National Working Meeting V PDIP at Beach City International Stadium, Ancol, North Jakarta (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the PDI-P DPD (PDIP) Puan Maharani read out 17 points of external recommendation from the PDIP National Working Meeting today, Sunday, May 26. One of them is asking Megawati Soekarnoputri to return to being the PDIP General Chair for the period 2025-2030. Puan said this recommendation arose after hearing input from the PDIP DPD during the commission hearing during the National Working Meeting. "Rakernas V party after listening to the general views of the PDI-P DPD throughout Indonesia asking Megawati Soekamoputru to be appointed and re-established as the General Chair of the PDI-P for the period 2025-2030 at the VI Congress in 2025,” said Puan while reading the results of the PDIP V National Working Meeting at the Beach City International Stadium, Ancol, North Jakarta. In addition, party cadres also fully surrendered the party's political stance to Megawati. This is in accordance with the PDIP AD/ART. "The party's “Rakernas V gives full authority to the Chairperson of the PDI-P in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 of the PDI-P's household budget to determine the party's political stance towards the government," said Puan. Previously reported, PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri teased PDIP DPP Chair Puan Maharani to exchange roles. This moment made a scene at the PDIP National Working Meeting at the Beach International Stadium, Ancol, North Jakarta, Friday, May 24. Initially, Megawati introduced Puan, who currently serves as chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives. He said that Puan often traveled outside the city and even abroad to attend legislative events. "Mbak Puan, I told Mbak Puan, as chairman of the DPR, well, going abroad all the time. But that's work, you know, not being a tourist," Megawati said in front of the cadres and invited guests. Megawati then mentioned that Puan had just attended the 2024 World Water Forum (WWF) Summit in Bali. Then, he also attended the world-class legislative event in Mexico. Seeing this busyness, Megawati joked about inviting Puan to exchange roles. The 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia became the Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives while Puan became the General Chair of the PDIP. "I said,'Replace me with me. I am the chairman of the DPR, you are the general chairman'," said Megawati, who made the cadres excited. "Well, it's all right, when I was told to hang out here. Then the situation was not clear," he added with a smile.

Meanwhile, when asked for a response about Megawati's joke, she didn't want to answer much. He just asked the public to pray for him. “ Just pray (yesterday Megawati was teased to exchange places, ed). God willing, ” said Puan with a smile on reporters at the Beach City International Stadium, Ancol, North Jakarta, Saturday, May 25.