When Asked About The Invitation To Join The United Indonesia Coalition, Gerindra Said That Communication With PDIP Was Good, A Sign Of Rejection?

JAKARTA - Spokesman and Deputy Chairperson of the Gerindra Party, Habiburokhman, positively welcomed the formation of the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) which was initiated by the Golkar Party, PAN and PPP. According to him, this political move is a democratic right.

"Whatever they do is a state right, a democratic right. If it's good for national issues, then it's their independence," said Habiburokhman at the DPR Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, May 17.

Habiburokhman said the Gerindra Party is also building communication with all political parties. Although he said, in the near future this will not be declared.

"We have established good communication, including with the parties that have made the declaration, namely PAN, PPP and Golkar. We have established good communication with the figures. Who knows if there is a match, we will meet in 2024," he said.

When asked about Gerindra's invitation to join KIB, Habiburokhman did not explain clearly. According to him, every political party must conduct an assessment to match the coalition's vision and mission.

"It's called an assessment, we all invite each other and are invited to each other, only later we find the right match or not. In politics, it's more or less the same as dating people can get to a good marriage, if not, our relationship will still be good," he explained.

"In essence, the parties, especially those in parliament, have a clear vision of nationality. So there is no party whose vision is not good," continued Habiburokhman.

However, the member of Commission III of the DPR admitted that the communication between Gerindra and PDIP had been good. As the relationship between Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto and PDIP chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri became increasingly intimate.

"I think our communication with the PDIP is good. We'll see how it develops," said Habiburokhman.

However, he reiterated that there will be no coalition declaration in the near future. "It seems that in the near future we have no declaration, but good communication continues to be built," he concluded.