Jokowi Admitted That He Met The Ketum Of Political Parties In Order To Maintain Political Stability

President Jokowi (Photo: BPMI Setpres/Muchlis Jr)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) admits to meeting with the general chairmen of political parties to maintain political stability and security amid the impact of global economic turmoil on Indonesia today.

"Because of the unclear global economic situation, what is uncertain, difficult to predict, difficult to predict, difficult to calculate, difficult to calculate so that political stability and security are very important at this time," said Jokowi at the State Palace, Jakarta, Monday, October 10.

He conveyed this after inaugurating Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X and Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Aryo Paku Alam as Governor and Deputy Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, as well as inaugurating Hendrar Prihadi as Head of the Government Goods and Services Procurement Policy Institute.

However, Jokowi also did not deny that his meeting with the general chairmen of political parties in recent times has also discussed the agenda in 2024. In 2024, Indonesia will hold general elections and elections for oresidents and vice presidents for the 2024-2029 period.

"Including 2024, we can't cover it up," he said.

He said that political stability and security in the country are needed at this time. He explained that there should be no major problems in the domestic economy ahead of the 2024 election.

"Don't let us go ahead of the election even though there are big problems in the global economy, we are disturbed by our economy, that's what we don't want, so I intensely talk to party leaders for that," he said.

Jokowi on Saturday (8/10) met the General Chairperson of the PDI-P, Megawati Soekarnoputri, in Batutulis, Bogor, West Java, Saturday, for two hours. Secretary General of the PDI-P DPP, Hasto Kristiyanto, explained that the meeting discussed various problems between the nation and state, such as handling the threat of an economic crisis and food crisis.

At the end of August 2022, Jokowi also met with the General Chairperson of the NasDem Party DPP, Surya Paloh, at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta.