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        "msgid": "prabowo-confident-pdip-will-ultimately-join-forces-to-defend-the-nation-1784854292",
        "date": "2026-07-24 06:49:23",
        "title": "Prabowo Confident PDIP Will Ultimately Join Forces to Defend the Nation",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has expressed his belief that the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) will eventually align with the government to defend the nation, citing the party's patriotic instincts. His remarks follow PDIP Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri's clarification of the party's role as a balancing force, not an opposition, within the presidential system. Megawati emphasised that PDIP will support pro-people policies while maintaining its constitutional stance.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto has expressed his conviction that the\nIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) is patriotic and\nconsistently prioritises the interests of defending the nation and\nstate. He conveyed this before political party elites, including PDIP\nfigure Djarot Syaiful Hidayat, at the 28th anniversary celebration of\nthe National Awakening Party (PKB) in Jakarta on Thursday (23\/7). \u201cAnd\nin the end, I believe PDIP will also join us in defending the country\nand the nation. That is my instinct, that is my gut feeling,\u201d Prabowo\nsaid. Prabowo is confident that PDIP is patriotic, stating that all are\nchildren of the Indonesian nation. He noted that competition is healthy\nand that political differences are commonplace. \u201cSometimes we part ways,\nno problem, later we will reunite. PDIP\u2019s heart is essentially the same\nas ours,\u201d he remarked. Prabowo believes that PDIP also has good\nintentions to jointly build the Indonesian nation. \u201cWe have no issues.\nBeing criticised is good; criticism saves, criticism actually reminds\nus,\u201d he said. PDIP Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri previously issued\nan internal letter explaining the party\u2019s position as a balancing force\nto President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s Merah Putih cabinet coalition. In the\nletter, Megawati wrote that she had conveyed this position during the\nPDIP\u2019s Sixth Congress in Badung Regency, Bali, on 1 August 2025. She\nstated that Indonesia\u2019s presidential system does not recognise the terms\nopposition and coalition. \u201cIndonesian democracy is not a bloc-based\ndemocracy, but one that rests on popular sovereignty and constitutional\nsupremacy,\u201d Megawati wrote. According to Megawati, the continuity of\ngovernment is not determined by majority support in the House of\nRepresentatives (DPR). The president cannot be removed simply for losing\npolitical support in parliament, except through the impeachment\nmechanism. \u201cThis differs from a parliamentary system, where the\ngovernment is formed by a majority party or coalition in parliament and\nmust continuously maintain parliamentary confidence,\u201d she said. Megawati\nadded that politics should not merely be a tool for seeking power and\npositions. Politics, she said, must be an instrument for maintaining a\nhealthy, civilised democracy with social justice. She stated that PDIP\nwill continue to support government policies that favour the people, and\nvice versa. \u201cPDI Perjuangan, as a balancing force, does not position\nitself as a force that rejects the government a priori,\u201d she said.<\/p>",
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