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View all search resultsPDI-P shifts into high gear to secure 2024 victory
The PDI-P has offered guarantees that presidential nominee Ganjar Pranowo will continue the work to be left behind by President Jokowi, as the ruling party ramps up its electoral strategy to score big next year.
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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (from left), Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo attend the party's national meeting in South Jakarta on June 6, 2023. (The Jakarta Post/Antara)
The Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) offered guarantees on Thursday that its presidential nominee Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo will continue the work of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo when he steps down, as the leading party in the government coalition ramps up its electoral strategy to score big in a single round at the ballot box next year.
Concluding a three-day national working meeting (Rakernas) to consolidate the party’s 2024 election strategy, PDI-P matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri banged the gavel on recommendations to be included in what would become Ganjar’s eventual campaign platform.
With the registration period for candidates in the elections just six months away, political parties are lining up their resources from the top of their central branches all the way down to grassroots supporters in the regions.
“The meeting has prepared the mission statement for the presidential candidate, [...] which is not just a short-term plan. It is an overarching plan [...] that starts with a commitment to ensure the poor and neglected children are cared for by the state,” Megawati said in her closing remarks.
The third Rakernas, which kicked off on Tuesday, was one of the party’s most strategic meetings to be held ahead of next year’s elections. During this meeting, the party’s executives and regional representatives discussed a number of crucial issues that included formulating an overview of Ganjar’s mission and the best-suited strategy.
Among the more prominent points produced by the meeting is a clear commitment to ensure that the legacy programs set out by President Jokowi will continue and even be expedited by Ganjar.
“The PDI-P will ensure that President Jokowi’s main concern relating to the relocation of the nation’s capital city, the downstreaming of industry [...] and accelerating the development of strategic corridors throughout Indonesia [...] will continue,” Megawati said.
