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View all search resultsPDI-P bloc ‘prepared’ to face off in three-horse race
Coalition-building heats up as the PDI-P brushes off potential challenges from allies in the Jokowi administration.
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Golkar chairman Airlangga Hartarto (left) and National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Muhaimin Iskandar meet privately in Senayan, South Jakarta, on May 3, 2023, to reaffirm their wish to carry over the big-tent ruling coalition that has supported President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo beyond the 2024 presidential election amid complications in ongoing alliance-building negotiations. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
Plans to build a “grand alliance” of major political parties currently supporting the Joko “Jokowi” Widodo administration for the 2024 presidential election appear likely to crumble, with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and its new electoral ally stressing that they are prepared for a three-way battle amid fresh moves to set up an alternative bloc potentially backing repeat-candidate Prabowo Subianto.
As the constellation of the eventual runners and riders in the 2024 presidential election slowly takes shape, Indonesian voters are likely to see a three-horse race between the top-three most electable candidates.
The recent nomination of Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo by the PDI-P, the third to emerge after the nominations of opposition figurehead Anies Baswedan and Jokowi ally Defense Minister Prabowo, has sparked a flurry of political maneuvers from pro-government parties that have hedged their bets against a domineering move by the major party in the ruling coalition.
The leaders of the Golkar Party and the National Awakening Party (PKB), with their platforms currently committed to different electoral partnerships, announced their intention to lead negotiations to stitch together a grand alliance, pairing Prabowo with an as-yet undeclared running mate in the upcoming election.
But the PDI-P remains unperturbed by attempts to sway other members of Jokowi’s coalition away from the party’s corner, and it is ready to contest what will likely be a two-round presidential race said senior party executive Hendrawan Supratikno.
“The political landscape is much clearer because the PDI-P already has an election ticket and has declared its presidential candidate. The PDI-P, as the locomotive to its allies’ train, is ready to forge ahead,” Hendrawan told reporters in Jakarta on Thursday.
The PDI-P, which won the most legislative seats in the 2019 election, is gunning for a third consecutive win and hoping to consolidate even more power.
