Without Democrats, Golkar, Gerindra, PKB and PAN Meetings Have the Potential to Split the Coalition

The meeting of Bahlil Lahadalia (Golkar), Sufmi Dasco (Gerindra), Zulhas (PAN) and Muhaimin Iskandar (PKB) without involving the Democratic elite could break the coalition of Prabowo Subianto supporters. (Golkar Party Instagram)

JAKARTA - ABC Research & Consulting Director, Erizal, said that if the meeting of the Golkar, Gerindra, PKB and PAN elite parties without the presence of the Democratic Party at the Bahlil Lahadalia official residence has the potential to be the beginning of a split in the coalition supporting Prabowo Subianto.

"It is not appropriate if the meeting of the party's head of state at the official residence of Minister Bahlil Lahadalia is titled strengthening the coalition. It could be that the meeting will be the precursor to the coalition's split," he said, Friday, January 2.

Moreover, the meeting was held amid public distrust of political elites, especially the re-emergence of the proposal for regional head elections (pilkada) through the DPRD. This will invite public suspicion considering that the four political parties are considered supporters of indirect pilkada.

"So far, only the PDI-P has explicitly rejected the DPRD gubernatorial election discourse. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party, if we look at Mr. SBY's character, will likely also reject it because it will get massive rejection from the public," said Erizal.

He added, if indeed one of the discussions in the fourth meeting of the political parties was related to the implementation of indirect local elections, the division within the coalition supporting Prabowo Subianto was becoming more apparent considering that the Democratic Party would feel left out and not involved in the coalition political party meeting.

As is known, the four chairmen of political parties, namely Muhaimin Iskandar (PKB), Zulkifli Hasan (PAN), Bahlil Lahadalia (Golkar Party) and Chairman of the Gerindra Party Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, held a meeting on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at Bahlil's official residence in Widya Chandra, South Jakarta.

Deputy Chairman of the Golkar Party, Ahmad Doli Kurnia, asked that the meeting should not be overstated. He revealed that there were two main things discussed in the meeting, namely the possibility of forming a permanent coalition between parties and plans to revise the Political Party Law which is expected to be discussed early in 2026. "It is not specific to discuss elections, regional elections, and so on. Just brainstorming and sharing information between party leaders," he said.