Invited By The Democratic Coalition, Golkar: Impossible To Leave KIB

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JAKARTA - The Golkar Party responded to the invitation of the Democratic Party to build a coalition and leave the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB). The chairman of the Golkar Party DPP Ace Hasan Syadzily emphasized that it would be impossible if his party left KIB and built a new coalition together with the Democrats.

"I think it is impossible for us to build our own coalition with the Democrats by leaving the KIB which was initiated with the three parties," said Ace to reporters, Wednesday, July 6. Instead, the chairman of the West Java Golkar DPD emphasized that KIB is getting stronger and has carried out massive consolidation in the regions.

"The United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) has consolidated massively down to the grassroots. We, the Golkar Party, PAN and PPP, are getting stronger in the regions. The three parties have declared the Coalition to every province and district and city," he said. Ace. However, despite continuing to consolidate KIB down to the grassroots, said Ace, it does not mean that Golkar has not opened itself up to other parties to join KIB.

According to him, until now KIB is still open to other parties who want to join, without leaving PAN and PPP. , said Ace.

Previously, the Democratic Party opened up the possibility of a coalition with the Golkar Party in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres). Democrats looked at the banyan party to build a coalition. Deputy for Research and Development Agency (Balitbang) of the Democratic Party of DPP Syahrial Nasution said the coalition between Democrats and Golkar was sufficient to carry the pair. presidential and vice presidential candidates. "The cooperation between the Democrats and Golkar is sufficient for the two parties to serve as anchors to deliver the presidential and vice presidential candidates," Syahrial said, Tuesday, July 5.