8 Parliamentary Political Parties Reject, PDIP Is A Permanent Kekeh Proportional System Closed For The 2024 General Election

Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto. (VOI-Tsa Tsia)

JAKARTA - PDI Perjuangan (PDIP) remains critical of closed proportional systems applied in the 2024 elections. PDIP insists that the government and eight parliamentary political parties have different attitudes. PDI Perjuangan is not the party conducting a judicial review because we do not have a 'legal standing'. But the political stance of truth, we convey that with a closed proportionality it is proven that PDI Perjuangan is able to produce many leaders who come from the ordinary people," said Secretary General of the DPP PDIP Hasto Kristiyanto in Bandung, West Java, Friday 27 January. Leaders of the ordinary people born to PDIP, he said, such as Bambang Pacul, Pramono Anung, Ario Bimo, Almarhum Tjahjo Kumolo, Arif Wibowo, Budiman Sudjatmijo, Ganjar Pranowo, and others who were born from closed proportions. PDIP is known to be the only party in parliament that hopes that the electoral system can become proportionally closed. Meanwhile, eight factions such as Golkar, Gerindra, NasDem, PKB, PKB, PKS, Democrats, and PPP want open proportional to remain valid in the 2024 General Election. The Defense University (IDIP) lecturer said, PDIP would be consistent with its initial stance hoping to hold proportionally closed because it is confident that the political climate in Indonesia is not controlled by the capital to reap popularity. "In open proportionality that often occurs attach elements of nepotism and elements of wealth mobilization to gain imaging support for voters," said Hasto.

For PDIP, he continued, a closed proportional system is accompanied by awareness to improve the quality and leadership capacity of all board members. To carry out the legislative, budgetary, supervisory, representation, and future design functions, he explained, it must be well prepared through party regeneration. So it is not just the popularity or mobilization of capital power. In open proportionality, what often occurs is the inherent elements of nepotism and inherent elements of wealth mobilization to get imaging support for voters, said Hasto. He understands the attitude of Presidential Government Joko Widodo (Jokowi) which tends to support open proportionality remains valid in the 2024 election. Differences in perspective should be seen as part of the democratic climate. The government may see presidential democracy requiring a 50 percent plus 1 support in parliament so that we can understand the government's stance, he said. Hasto said the Constitutional Court (MK) will still make a decision on judicial review not based on the opinion of many people, but based on the states of statesmanship of the Constitutional Court judge. So we respect the entire opinion of the party, government. PDI Perjuangan is not the party that conducts judicial review because we do not have a "legally standing". But the political stance of truth,he said.