On Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 5:18 PM WIB, President Joko Widodo, also known as Jokowi, responded to the statement made by the Secretary General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Hasto Kristiyanto. Kristiyanto had mentioned that Jokowi and his family were no longer part of the party with the bull’s head emblem.
During a press gathering near his residence in Sumber, Banjarsari, Solo, Central Java, Jokowi addressed the issue. He clarified that despite not being officially affiliated with the party, he still possessed a PDIP membership card. When asked about his current political affiliation, Jokowi simply stated that the party had become an individual entity.
It is worth noting that PDIP was the political party where Jokowi began his political career, running for Mayor of Solo, Governor of Jakarta, and eventually becoming the President of Indonesia from 2014 to 2019 and re-elected for the 2019-2024 term.
Regarding the recent developments where Jokowi and his family were declared no longer PDIP members by Hasto, Jokowi chose not to elaborate further. Speculation had also surfaced about Jokowi potentially joining the Golkar Party, but his response remained consistent – “an individual party.”
Sekjen PDIP Hasto Kristiyanto had firmly stated that Jokowi and his family were no longer part of the party led by Megawati Soekarnoputri. Formerly, Jokowi, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and Bobby Nasution were PDIP cadres.
Hasto emphasized that PDIP had evaluated the political practices of Jokowi and his family, deeming them incompatible with the party’s founding principles dating back to the era of Bung Karno. This discrepancy led to the decision to part ways, as ambitions for power seemed to diverge from the party’s core values.
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