JAKARTA - Secretary General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Hasto Kristiyanto, responded to the issue of President Joko Widodo or Jokowi offering PSI Chairman Kaesang Pangarep to political parties to be promoted in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. According to him, this is like a replication in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres) process.

"We heard from the press, we heard from party figures, there was an attempt to replicate what happened in the 2024 Presidential Election," Hasto told reporters, Saturday, June 29.

Hasto emphasized that PDIP is a political party built with a resilience concept that is integrated with the people. In fact, it is also said that PDIP grew from a historical test.

"But this party was built with a resilience concept that is integrated with the people because of the ideological, leadership, institutional aspects and my dissertation coincidences are also related to this, about strategic leadership, party institutional ideology and its relevance to party resilience," said Hasto.

"So that the PDI-P is a party that grew up from historical tests facing various test waves. And we are united with the people," he continued.

Previously, the Secretary General of PKS, Aboe Bakar Al Habsyi, said President Jokowi had offered the name of his youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep, to be supported by the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election.

This was conveyed by Aboe when asked about Kaesang, who Jokowi might offer to be the deputy governor of Ridwan Kamil (RK) for the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada, whose flashlights will be carried by the parties of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM).

"Already, we have offered (the name of Kaesang). We'll see," said Aboe.

According to Aboe, Jokowi's jokes in political contestation are common. For example, said Aboe Kawe-cawe Jokowi in the 2024 presidential election (Pilpres). "It's normal to mess from president to later, can. So there's no problem, let it go," said Aboe.

Even so, Aboe did not answer further and in detail about who Jokowi had offered the name Kaesang for the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. "Everywhere," said Aboe.


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