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View all search resultsPDI-P steps up criticism of Prabowo's silence on US-Israel war against Iran
The quasi-opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has stepped up criticism of government programs and policy decisions, including questioning President Prabowo Subianto’s silence on the escalating Middle East crisis, signaling a shift toward a more assertive counterbalance in the absence of strong legislative opposition.
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Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri (center) delivers a speech on Aug. 17, 2025, at an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Independence Day at the party's headquarters in Jakarta. (Antara/Yulius Satria Wijaya)
PDI-P steps up criticism of Prabowo's silence on US-Israel war against Iran
PDI-P steps up criticism of government policies
Yerica Lai
The Jakarta Post/Jakarta
The quasi-opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has stepped up criticism of government programs and policy decisions, including questioning President Prabowo Subianto’s silence on the escalating Middle East crisis, signaling a shift toward a more assertive counterbalance in the absence of strong legislative opposition.
Since Prabowo took office more than a year ago, the PDI-P, the largest party in the government-controlled legislature, with 110 out of 580 seats, has avoided calling itself an opposition party despite being the only party outside Prabowo’s big ruling coalition, choosing instead to declare itself the “balancing force”.
Its muted response to the government’s controversial policies during Prabowo’s first year in office has disappointed many who expected the party to act as a strong opposition, but its recent pivot on key issues indicates it is starting to adopt a more critical and assertive role, analysts said.
