Jokowi Gathers Coalition Party, PKS: The Public Judging, For The People Or Talking About Practical Political Agendas

President Jokowi/DOCUMENTATION via Setkab

JAKARTA - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) considers the meeting that will be held by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his supporting parties today is reasonable to do. Especially if the meeting discusses a number of things to improve the government's performance.

"As long as it is important to do to improve government performance through communication between political parties within the government, especially if the orientation is for concrete things to improve existing conditions, it's only natural," said PKS spokesman Ahmad Fathul Bari to VOI, Wednesday, August 25.

He also considered that the meeting between President Jokowi and his coalition party was legitimate. Provided that the meeting still follows the applicable rules and applies the COVID-19 prevention health protocol.

In fact, PKS encourages the government to focus more on their work and improve their performance so that the community gets the best service. "But, of course the public will judge later, whether the meeting is for this or only to discuss the practical political agenda of the elite," he said.

President Jokowi is rumored to be holding a meeting with top political parties supporting the government coalition at the State Palace today. This was confirmed by the Secretary General of the Nasdem Party, Johnny G Plate.

He said that the coalition party leaders who will attend are the general chairman and secretary general of the coalition party. However, Johnny did not specify the purpose of the meeting and only referred to this activity as a regular meeting.

"Regular meetings between the President and the leadership of the coalition political parties," said Johnny when confirmed.

For information, the political parties that support Jokowi's coalition in the government are the PDI-P, Golkar Party, Nasdem Party, Gerindra Party, National Awakening Party (PKB), and the United Development Party (PPP). While those outside are the Indonesian Unity Party (Perindo), the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), PKPI, and the Crescent Star Party (PBB), and Hanura.