Jokowi's Firm Message To Amien Rais: Don't Make A New Upbeat

President Jokowi (Presidential Secretariat Youtube)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasized that he had never intended to pave the way to become president for three terms. Jokowi asked the issue makers not to make a scene.

"Don't make any new noise. We are currently focusing on dealing with the pandemic," Jokowi said in a press statement, Monday, March 15.

"What else should I say? Back and forth, my attitude has not changed. I emphasize that I have no intention. I have no intention of becoming president for three terms. The constitution mandates two terms. That is what we must protect together," said Jokowi. .

The issue of the 3-term presidency was increasingly being discussed when Amien Rais spoke accusing the scenario made of paving the way for Jokowi to remain at the Palace after the end of the second presidential term.

Amien Rais, via his YouTube account, revealed that the Jokowi administration had attempted to control top state institutions and this was considered dangerous.

In the video he uploaded, Amien also suspected that the Jokowi regime would push the MPR session to make changes to the two articles. One of them is changing the term of office of the president.

"So they will take the first step asking the MPR Special Session, which may be one or two articles, he said, needs to be corrected. Which, I also don't know, but later a new article will be offered which then gives the right that the president can be elected three times," he said as quoted. from the video uploaded on the Amien Rais Official account.

"If this is really their wish, then I think we can immediately say inalillahi wa inalillahirojiun," added Amien Rais.

Amien Rais's statement was responded to. Starting from politicians to the leadership of the MPR.

"To this day, there has not been a single legal or formal proposal from the Palace, individuals, nor has a single member of the MPR proposed to the MPR leadership for amendments to the Constitution to extend the presidential term to 3 terms," said Deputy Chairman of the MPR Hidayat Nur Wahid in his statement, Monday, March 15.

In fact, what happened according to HNW, most of the MPR leaders apart from PKS and PDIP, namely Gerindra, Nasdem, PKB, PD, and PPP have publicly stated that there is no agenda for amending the 1945 NRI Constitution to extend the presidential term to three terms.

Even the National Mandate Party (PAN) said this issue was developed to destroy character.

"PAN supports President Jokowi's statement that was disclosed a year ago to reject the amendments to the 1945 Constitution for a three-term presidential term," said Vice Chairman of the PAN DPP Viva Yoga Mauladi, contacted by reporters, Monday, March 15.

Viva said that parties who discourse a three-term term can be interpreted as manipulating facts. Moreover, accusing the President of wanting to change the Constitution in the MPR.

"If there is any comment from anyone that Pak Jokowi wants a three-term presidential term. So, it is possible that he is not only doing media framing with a negative connotation, but has led to character destruction," said Viva Yoga.