Left Alone In The Jakarta Gubernatorial Election, PDIP Makes Sure It Won't Be Tempted To Join KIM Plus

PDIP DPP Chairman Djarot Saiful Hidayat (center)/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

Chairman of the PDI-P (PDIP) Central Executive Board (DPP) Djarot Saiful Hidayat emphasized that his party would not be tempted to join the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) Plus.

Although, currently PDIP is left alone because almost all parties that have received seats in the DKI DPRD have moved closer to the Prabowo coalition in the Jakarta gubernatorial election.

"Obviously (not going to join KIM Plus)," said Djarot while demonstrating the rejection expression at the PDIP DPP office, Jalan Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, Monday, August 19.

In the DKI DPRD, PDIP obtained 15 seats in the 2024 Legislative Election. Meanwhile, the minimum nomination limit for Governors in Jakarta is 22 seats. Automatically, PDIP cannot carry Jakarta's cagub-cawagub alone.

However, Djarot sees that there are still political dynamics that may change before the registration period for regional head candidates on August 27-29. According to him, the PDIP opportunity to get enough seats to carry candidate pairs with other parties is still open.

"We will see later until August 29, what the dynamic position will be. But believe me that the PDI-P is always together with the people. With grass roots we always listen to the voices of the people. So we will see on 29 what their position is like," he explained.

Djarot emphasized that PDIP is still communicating with a number of political parties that are now close to KIM Plus, discussing potential coalitions to form new axes.

"We are not just lobbying, yes, but still communicating with other party parties, which are currently declaring KIM Plus," he explained.

A total of 12 political parties (political parties) that are members of the New Jakarta Coalition for advanced Jakarta officially carry the pair Ridwan Kamil and Suswono to advance in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. The political parties that carry Ridwan Kamil and Suswono in the Jakarta Pilkada include the Gerindra Party, PKB, PSI, PPP, NasDem, Perindo, PKS, PAN, Golkar, Garuda Party, Democrat Party, and Gelora Party.