Following weeks of protracted speculation of failing ties between Jokowi and the PDI-P – which has served as the President’s political vehicle for decades – party secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto aired the party's grievances in a press statement on Sunday.

“We really loved and gave privileges to President Jokowi and his family, but we have been left behind because there were demands [from the President] that have the potential to violate moral principles and the Constitution,” Hasto said.

He did not mention what the demands were. But they could refer to either a recent controversial Constitutional Court ruling that cleared the way for Jokowi’s eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka to contest the February presidential election, or proposals looking to keep Jokowi in power beyond his second and final term – either via a constitutional amendment or an election delay.

Although the term extension plan did not come to fruition, the PDI-P’s newest gripe with Jokowi and the First Family has been Gibran appearing on the ticket of the party's rival as the running mate of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, thanks to the court ruling.

“All the things that have happened in the chain of events leading to Gibran’s [VP] candidacy have in fact been political disobedience toward the Constitution and the Indonesian people. All of this is on top of legal manipulation at the Constitutional Court,” Hasto said.

He said that some leaders of political parties had also confided in him that they were feeling “the pressure” of Jokowi’s power.