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Megawati warns party members against 2024 ‘maneuvers’
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Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the fifth PDI-P congress in Sanur, Bali, on Aug. 8, 2019. (JP/Zul Trio Anggono)
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egawati Soekarnoputri, the matriarch of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has warned her members that she will not tolerate any political maneuvering within the party in the lead-up to the 2024 general elections, and that she will expel anyone immediately for not toeing the party line.
Addressing members at all levels on Tuesday, Megawati reiterated her prerogative to nominate a presidential candidate as she warned party members who overstepped her authority they would face expulsion.
Megawati said that she preferred having members who are rebels over traitors.
“Whoever is making these maneuvers can see themselves out. There won’t be any putting your eggs in two or three baskets when you’re in the PDI-P,” Megawati told a three-day PDI-P national meeting that started on Tuesday.
She did not mention any names, but speculation was rife that it was directed at popular Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo, who attended the event along with fellow party members, including President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and House of Representatives Speaker, and Megawati’s daughter, Puan Maharani.
