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        "id": 2053712,
        "msgid": "ahmad-ali-psi-needs-figures-truly-loved-by-the-public-1792853445",
        "date": "2026-10-24 20:46:30",
        "title": "Ahmad Ali: PSI Needs Figures Truly Loved by the Public",
        "author": "Teguh Firmansyah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "PSI\u2019s Ahmad Ali says the party should build public trust by recruiting figures with integrity, a strong track record and close ties to communities, rather than relying on popularity alone. He also urged cadres to address local challenges in Bogor, where economic growth coexists with high unemployment and poverty, and called for stronger village-level party structures and greater youth participation in politics.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 Ahmad Ali, Daily Chair of the Central Executive Board of\nthe Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), has called on his party to\nembrace figures with integrity, a proven track record and close ties to\nthe public. Popularity alone, he said, is not enough to build public\ntrust in the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must have the courage to face political realities. PSI needs\nfigures who are truly loved by the public, not merely famous. They\nshould have a track record, be trusted and have a history of helping\ncommunities. We must embrace them and build PSI together,\u201d he said at a\nregional coordination meeting of PSI in Bogor Regency on Saturday (24\nOctober 2026).<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was also attended by PSI chairman Kaesang Pangarep,\nIndonesia\u2019s seventh president Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, and West\nJava PSI regional board chair Ijo Hapidin, along with party officials\nand cadres.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Ali said efforts to build political strength must go hand in\nhand with understanding the problems people face. He cited Bogor\nRegency, which has a population of 5.72 million and recorded economic\ngrowth of 5.24 per cent in 2025. However, its open unemployment rate\nremained at 7.69 per cent, or around 218,000 people, while about 402,000\nresidents were living in poverty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe economy is growing, but hundreds of thousands of people are\nstill unemployed and living in poverty. These are the problems PSI\ncadres must understand. Politics must not stop at the struggle for\npower; it must be a means of delivering solutions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Ali also stressed the importance of strengthening the party\u2019s\norganisation down to village level. He encouraged young people to take\npart in politics and not to be apathetic about decision-making processes\nthat affect people\u2019s lives.<\/p>",
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