PAN Reveals The Contents Of The 3 Ketum KIB Meeting, Find Points To Agree On The National Coalition

Viva Yoga Mauladi. BETWEEN/Personal Documents

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Viva Yoga Mauladi, confirmed the news that the three general chairmen (ketum) who were members of the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) met at night a few days ago. Viva revealed the contents of the meeting discussing the grand coalition plan called the national coalition. "Yes (meeting), discussing the national coalition plan," said Viva, Friday, April 14. Furthermore, Viva mentioned that three ketums from Golkar, PAN and PPP held a meeting to find common ground regarding the agreement to form a major coalition. According to him, although political parties have their own interests, they will be negotiated collectively collegial. "In order to build a grand coalition, a national coalition, each of these interests is positioned on the negotiating table collectively collegial to increase the common ground of all those interests," explained Viva. Previously, the meeting of the 3 ketum KIH was revealed by PPP Deputy General Chair Amir Uskara. The meeting which took place at night was to discuss the grand coalition to the matter of exploring with the Greater Indonesia Awakening Coalition (KKIR) formed by Gerindra and PKB. "So we had several, 2, 3 nights ago we met again with the general chairmen (discussing the grand coalition, ed). Then the communication relationship that we built with, for example, Gerindra, remains," said Amir Uskara at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta Thursday, April 13. Amir said Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga, PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas), and Plt Ketum PPP Mardiono had met to discuss the follow-up of the coalition. The meeting, he said, took place in the area around Jakarta. "Yes, that's about it (Jakarta, ed)," he said. According to him, discussions related to the grand coalition are still being finalized by the leaders at KIB. Meanwhile, said Amir, the ketums are focused on the coalition that has been formed.

"Yes, we are still discussing with the KIB coalition itself, and also related to the discourse of a large coalition, what are our considerations," he said. "If the coalition is big, we have conveyed it, we at KIB are always open with other parties who want to join. Including other coalitions that want to join, later, for example, a big coalition really happens, of course what we will talk about is what we will carry together," continued Amir.