Without NasDem, Jokowi's Meeting With 6 Political Party Chairmans Will Discuss Presidential And Vice Presidential Candidates

Ketum 5 political parties member of KIB and KIR initiator of the Great Coalition with Jokowi at DPP PAN Jakarta on Sunday 2 April. (doc PAN)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) invited the general chairmen of political parties (political parties) supporting the government to meet at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, tonight.

Except for NasDem, the meeting is said to be attended by 6 members of the government coalition political parties, namely PDIP, Golkar, Gerindra, PKB, NasDem, PAN and PPP.

Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Central Leadership Council (DPP) of the United Development Party (PPP) M. Romahurmuziy (Rommy), revealed a meeting between Jokowi and the leaders of political parties tonight to discuss the formation of presidential candidates (candidates) and vice presidential candidates (cawapres) who will compete in the 2024 presidential election.

Rommy said that PDI-P presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo could be paired with Gerindra General Chair Prabowo Subianto.

"In addition to halal bihalal, tonight's meeting, which is planned to be attended by all political party leaders supporting the government minus NasDem, has the potential to realize a grand coalition with the formation of Ganjar-Prabowo as presidential and vice presidential candidates," Rommy said in his statement, Tuesday, May 2.

The consideration, according to Rommy, is because the two figures are at the top of the survey results and electability polls.

However, in his view, the winning party for the 2019 Election is more appropriate as a candidate for the presidential candidate. Meanwhile, the next winning political party is as a candidate for the vice president.

"Of course this has passed away to Prabowo, whether he is willing to become a vice presidential candidate in the midst of his party's mandate to become a presidential candidate," said Rommy.

If the grand coalition does not materialize, Rommy assessed that tonight's meeting could finalize the distribution of power from six political parties supporting the government to continue its ongoing development in the current government.

"This distribution is important to ensure the continuity of development that has been carried out by the current government, especially mega-mega infrastructure projects such as IKN, toll roads, dams, airports, and others," Rommy explained.

It is known, PDIP-PPP has stated that it supports Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential candidate. Meanwhile, the other four political parties, namely the Golkar Party, Gerindra Party, PKB and PAN, have not yet determined their final stance.

"This is in line with Pak Jokowi's expectations on several limited occasions which say that the 2024 President is expected to continue to be promoted and driven by members of the political parties supporting the current government," he added.