Response To The Council's Letter Asking The Acting Chairman Of The Congress, PPP Politicians: Don't Be Administered

Chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) Muhammad Mardiono (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Council of the United Development Party (PPP) wrote to the Central Board of Executives (DPP) led by Plt Ketum Mardiono to immediately hold a congress this year to conduct a thorough evaluation after the Kaaba Party failed to qualify for Parliament in the 2024 election. "That it is necessary to carry out a thorough evaluation of the decline in PPP votes nationally," read the letter received on Tuesday, 18 June. The letter dated May 1, 2024, was signed by four board officials of the assembly. Namely, Chairman of the Honorary Council Zarih Nur, Chairman of the Panel of Experts Prijono Tjiptohrijanto, Chairman of the Sharia Council Mustofa Aqil Siroj, and Chairman of the Advisory Council M Romahurmuziy or Rommy. The letter contains a number of attitudes of the panel council asking for the congress to be held in 2024. "Considering: (1) the votes of PPP at the National Level (DPR Rl) in the 2024 Election are much lower than the vote acquisition of PPP at the Regional Level (Provincial and City Regency DPRD); (2) the nomenclature of the 'Task Implement' general chairman of PPP implies that the position is not permanent and is not held normally according to the period," reads the points written in the letter.

"The right forum for evaluation is the congress. Therefore, we ask that the congress be held in 2024, no later than 3 (three) months after this letter is received," he continued.

In addition to asking the Congress, the Assembly Council also asked the PPP DPP to immediately hold a National Working Conference (Mukernas) to determine its attitude towards the government that will be led by the Elected President for the 2024-2029 period, Prabowo Subianto.

"That the 2024 presidential election contestation has been completed with the announcement of the Constitutional Court on April 22, 2024. Therefore, PPP must immediately determine its attitude towards the upcoming government through the appropriate Party Consultative Forum," read the letter. "We urge that a National Working Conference (Mukernas) be carried out immediately to decide on this and other strategic matters," he added. Chairman of the Panel of Experts Prijono Tjiptohrijanto, has confirmed that the letter is correct. Prijono even emphasized that the letter is still valid as long as there is no official response from Mardiono.

"That's right. And it still applies as long as there is no official written answer from the Acting Ketum," he said.