{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1773174,
        "msgid": "bestari-urges-jokowi-to-publicly-declare-psi-membership-1780071821",
        "date": "2026-05-29 20:49:35",
        "title": "Bestari Urges Jokowi to Publicly Declare PSI Membership",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "PSI Chairman Bestari Barus has called on former President Joko Widodo to publicly announce his membership in the party during upcoming visits to Lampung, NTT, and West Sumatra. He believes this declaration would bolster PSI's standing, citing Jokowi's influential coattail effect which has previously supported various parties and figures, despite his decade-long presidency without formal party endorsements.",
        "content": "<p>PSI DPP Chairman Bestari Barus hopes that Indonesia\u2019s seventh\npresident, Joko Widodo, will soon publicly announce his membership in\nthe party. Bestari suggested that Jokowi could make the announcement\nduring his upcoming visits to several regions. \u201cWe have also entrusted\nMr Jokowi to state that he is now with PSI, and no longer with the old\nPDIP party,\u201d Bestari told CNN Indonesia on Friday (29 May). He stressed\nthat PSI is pleased because, during his 10-year presidency, Jokowi has\nnever publicly supported any party, including PSI. Therefore, his\ncoattail effect has benefited various parties and figures. Now, with\npublic support declared at congresses and annual meetings, many have\nannounced their intention to join PSI. \u201cAnd thankfully, this will\nundoubtedly strengthen PSI. If someone says there\u2019s no noticeable\nchange, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s the case,\u201d he said. Bestari said that\nJokowi has recently identified three regions for his initial visits to\nmeet the public: Lampung, NTT, and West Sumatra. During these visits,\nJokowi will not only meet the public but also PSI volunteers and\nofficials. \u201cHe will visit those who have interacted with him across\nregions, including making time to visit PSI provincial branches to offer\nmotivation,\u201d Bestari added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bestari-urges-jokowi-to-publicly-declare-psi-membership-1780071821",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}