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View all search resultsPresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is planning to make new appointments to strategic positions this week, a Palace official has said, a move analysts say could shift the balance of power between the popular outgoing leader and his Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) amid frayed ties.
The opposition Democratic Party is seeking to explore its alliance options, particularly with the largest pro-government party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), ahead of what is expected to be a fast-tracked deadline for the registration of presidential candidate pairs next month.
Puan Maharani of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) of the Democratic Party left Sunday’s reconciliation talks without any agreements on a political pact, but stressed that it was only their first discussion and there would be more follow up talks ahead of the elections.
Despite a long history of bad blood, the opposition Democratic Party and the largest party in the governing coalition the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) appeared to have made concrete steps toward mending ties with each other as senior representatives of the two parties met over the weekend.
Presidential spokesperson Bey Machmudin was quoted by Antara as saying that on Sunday President Jokowi was not present at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium, which was reported to be the site of a meeting with former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has extended an unusual peace offering to its archnemesis, the Democratic Party, to potentially partner for the upcoming general elections; a move analysts said could put the presidential aspiration of opposition figure Anies Baswedan in tatters.
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