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Prabowo-backing parties open doors to Jokowi
At least three parties backing president-elect Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 election have expressed their interest in accepting President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo into their ranks following a confirmation from the PDI-P that the President was no longer part of the party.
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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (third left) talks with Presidential Secretariat head Heru Budi Hartono (left) during a food disbursement event at the State Palace in Jakarta on April 8, 2024. (Antara/Muhammad Adimaja)
Political parties backing president-elect Prabowo Subianto have opened their doors for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo after his old party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which played a big role in bringing him to power, ended ties with the outgoing leader.
After refraining from publicly addressing the apparent rift in their relationship, the PDI-P recently confirmed, for the first time, that the President and his family members were no longer part of the party, ending more than a decade-old alliance between Jokowi and the PDI-P.
The party’s ethical division head Komarudin Watubun said Jokowi, along with his eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka who ran as Prabowo’s vice presidential candidate in the February election, were not expelled but ceased to be members when they decided not to endorse the PDI-P’s presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo.
Questions now loom over what the future holds for the outgoing leader and his family, with some parties aligned with his successor Prabowo extending invitations for Jokowi to join their ranks.
The Golkar Party was among the first to open its doors, with chairman Airlangga Hartarto saying both Jokowi and Gibran “have been accepted as members of the Golkar family.” He highlighted the party’s special relationship with the former Jakarta governor as well as Golkar’s role in nominating Gibran as Prabowo’s running mate.
