Suharso Monoarfa Deposed, Mardiono Who Now Leads PPP Optimistic Will Rebound In The 2024 Election

JAKARTA - Acting Chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) Muhammad Mardiono is optimistic about winning the maximum vote in the 2024 General Election.

"We are determined to work hard so that the party inherited from the ulama does not sink because it is currently on the threshold of parliament," said Muhammad Mardiono, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, September 7.

Under his leadership, he said, PPP did not want to repeat a bad history. PPP received a small number of votes in the 2019 Election. So, he emphasized that his party would try hard so that the party bearing the Kaaba symbol did not sink among other new parties.

"PPP is not alone, other parties will also face a big agenda in the 2024 election stage, which will take less than 500 days. This is a big job, a constitutional obligation for PPP to participate in the election," he explained.

Mardiono was chosen as Plt. The General Chairperson of PPP replaced Suharso Monoarfa at the PPP National Working Conference (Mukernas) on 4-5 September 2022 in Banten.

Previously, PPP Deputy Chairperson Arsul Sani stated that the general chairman position was changed from Suharso Monoarfa to Muhammad Mardiono as the executor of the task to strengthen party consolidation.

Arsul Sani explained that the change was a reorganization and revitalization of the functions of party cadres and party cadres who served externally.

Before the change of chairman in the mukernas, Arsul confirmed that his party had communicated with Suharso Monoarfa.

It was emphasized that the process was in accordance with the articles of association (AD) and by-laws (ART).