The discourse on supporting President Prabowo Subianto and Vice\nPresident Gibran Rakabuming Raka for a second term in the 2029\npresidential election has yet to receive a warm reception from political\nparties in parliament.<\/p>\n
Political communication analyst from Esa Unggul University, M.\nJamiluddin Ritonga, assessed that the rather cool response is\ninseparable from the public\u2019s inability to see Gibran\u2019s performance thus\nfar. Jamiluddin noted that the push by 7th President Joko Widodo\n(Jokowi) for the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) to safeguard the\nPrabowo-Gibran administration for two terms demonstrates the former\npresident\u2019s seriousness in ensuring the continuity of the current\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
\u201cJokowi is indeed serious about delivering and securing\nPrabowo-Gibran for two terms,\u201d Jamiluddin said in a statement on\nWednesday (24\/6).<\/p>\n
According to him, only PSI has responded positively and openly to the\nidea so far. Meanwhile, the majority of political parties in Senayan\nhave chosen to affirm their support for the Prabowo administration\nwithout explicitly endorsing the Prabowo-Gibran pair for a second\nterm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Democrat Party, NasDem, PKB, Golkar, PKS, and PAN generally\nstate they are focused on supporting Prabowo\u2019s government. Among these\nsix parties, only Golkar has explicitly declared support for\nPrabowo-Gibran,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, PDIP is said to have chosen not to discuss the 2029\nelection contest, considering talks about the upcoming presidential\nelection to be premature.<\/p>\n
Jamiluddin assessed that the stance of most political parties is\nquite rational. This is because, to date, the most prominent performance\nin the government still comes from Prabowo as president.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegardless of the criticism directed at Prabowo, at least his\nperformance is far more tangible. His pro-people programmes are being\nrealised one by one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He cited achievements in the agricultural sector, which he believes\nare beginning to show positive results, particularly regarding national\nrice production.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a short time, Prabowo\u2019s performance in agriculture is clearly\nvisible. At the very least, Indonesia is entitled to claim\nself-sufficiency in rice. This is certainly an achievement, as in\nIndonesia\u2019s history, rice self-sufficiency has only occurred twice,\nnamely during the Soeharto and Prabowo eras,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Conversely, Jamiluddin assessed that the public is still struggling\nto see concrete achievements produced by Gibran during his tenure as\nvice president. According to him, the various working visits Gibran has\nmade to the regions have not been followed by clear information\nregarding results or follow-up actions.<\/p>\n
\u201cGibran has indeed visited many regions, but the follow-up to his\nvisits is unknown,\u201d Jamiluddin said.<\/p>\n
He also touched on the public complaint service programme \u201cLapor Mas\nWapres,\u201d which he believes has yet to show measurable results to the\npublic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe public does not know how many complaints have received\nsolutions. Therefore, it is indeed difficult to cite Gibran\u2019s\nperformance at this point,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On this basis, Jamiluddin considers it natural that many political\nparties are currently more inclined to give political support to Prabowo\nrather than to the Prabowo-Gibran pair as a whole for the next term.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it is quite reasonable that many parties only give two-term\nsupport to Prabowo. Moreover, in Indonesia\u2019s history, the determination\nof the vice president has mostly been left to the presidential\ncandidate,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/observer-political-party-coalition-not-yet-enthusiastic-about-backing-prabowo-gibran-for-two-terms-1782287476", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }