Kaesang At PSI Is Considered Not Sure To Be Able To Boost Party Electability

JAKARTA - The youngest child of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Kaesang Pangarep has officially joined the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI). However, he is considered not necessarily able to increase the electability of the party bearing the rose symbol.

"Can PSI's electability boost? Yes, not necessarily," said Executive Director of Indonesia Political Review, Ujang Komarudin to VOI, Monday, September 25.

Ujang said that Kaesang was just an ordinary figure because he had no experience in politics. However, it will be a different story when he takes advantage of his father's big name and the money he has.

"If the method is normal, yes, no. But if the ways of power, the power of his father as president then has a lot of money, yes, it could be," he said.

"Because playing politics is purely difficult because Kaesang is normal, not politicians. But if power has been played, power, money to increase electability is possible," continued Ujang.

As previously reported, Kaesang officially received a membership card (PSI) on Saturday, September 23. He joined because he had good communication with the party cadres and had the same desire, namely to bring young people more active in politics.

"We have something in common, we want young people to be more involved in the public sector because in the election young people are usually used as passive objects. We want them to be active objects because after all, Indonesia's future for young Indonesians," Kaesang told reporters as quoted from the Surakarta News YouTube account.

After joining, Kaesang did not have a position or was still an ordinary cadre. PSI is currently working on the right position for Jokowi's youngest son.

They also stated that Kaesang's presence was not solely for pragmatic steps ahead of the 2024 General Election (Pemilu), such as increasing electability. "The important thing is to fight together first, there is a common vision," Grace told reporters in Solo, Central Java.

"We want, right, Mas Kaesang said young people are not passive objects (political world, red)," he continued.