PDIP Democratic Values Meeting Support Prabowo Shows Good Development Of Democracy In Jokowi's Era

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto [center]. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

The PDI-P (PDIP) assesses that the joining of the Democratic Party with the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) supports Prabowo Subianto to show that democracy was well built during President Jokowi's administration.

"PDIP respects the decision of the Democrats. This shows how the democratic realm was well built during President Jokowi's administration," said PDIP DPP executive General Hasto Kristiyanto at the PDIP Headquarters, Jakarta, Tuesday, September 19, as reported by Antara.

Hasto said PDIP will continue to communicate with the Democratic Party. According to him, political communication is an inherent thing for parties and policy making requires cooperation between parties.

"Although each party has references related to presidential candidates, we continue to carry out political communication to build a better, more advanced, sovereign and just future for the nation and country," he said.

He said PDIP had intense communication with the Democratic Party before the party chose to join KIM. Hasto dismissed the assumption that the two parties had a deadlock when communicating.

"There has never been a 'deadlock' because this politics always has a common ground, there is always a cooperation room even though the presidential candidate is different," he said.

On the other hand, Hasto hinted that the "change" narrative carried by the Democratic Party was a factor of incompatibility so that cooperation to strengthen the coalition between the two parties was not established.

"The change means antithesis (antithesis, ed.) Mr. Jokowi," he said.

Previously, the Democratic Party officially expressed its support for the presidential candidate from KIM Prabowo Subianto to run as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election.

Chairman of the High Council of the Democratic Party, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) accompanied by the Chairman of the Democratic Party, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), expressed his support directly to the General Chairperson of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto in Hambalang, Bogor Regency, West Java, Sunday 17 September.

The Democratic Party's official declaration of support for Prabowo will be delivered directly by AHY in front of the cadres during the Democratic Party's National Leadership Meeting (Rapimnas) on Thursday, September 21.