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Megawati tells disgruntled PDI-P ministers to stay the course
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (fourth right), accompanied by Vice President Ma’ruf Amin (third right), leads a limited cabinet meeting at Merdeka Palace on Sept. 27, 2023. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has said it remains committed to supporting the administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, even as several ministers consider resigning over the President’s apparent support of his son’s nomination on a rival ticket.
The split between the First Family and the PDI-P, Jokowi’s chief political vehicle for more than two decades, has raised questions about whether the largest party in the ruling coalition will pull its support from the government altogether.
“Serving as ministers, at least for the PDI-P, means taking responsibility for the nation, as the job is to assist the Indonesian President, whoever the President is,” PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto said in a statement on Saturday.
While he acknowledged that some PDI-P-aligned ministers had reservations about continuing to work for the President, he said the party never put pressure on its ministers to quit the cabinet.
Relations between the PDI-P and Jokowi reached a nadir with the nomination of his son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as the running mate of frontrunner and PDI-P rival Prabowo Subianto of the Gerindra Party.
Analysts say Jokowi is seeking to use the nomination to retain his influence after his second and final term in the nation’s highest office ends next year.
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