ORI Begins Preparing Cadres for 2029 Elections Through Various Political Parties

Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - The Central Executive Board (DPP) of the Indonesian People’s Organisation (ORI) has begun preparing its cadres to contest the 2029 general election through various political parties, after deciding to leave the Labour Party.

Ferri Nuzarli, Secretary General of the ORI DPP, speaking in Gunungkidul on Saturday, said the decision to leave the Labour Party was taken because ORI felt it no longer shared the same direction of struggle.

“ORI is beginning to reorganise its management structures across all provinces, regencies and cities, down to the district level,” he said.

In addition to organisational consolidation, ORI has also begun pursuing its political agenda ahead of the 2029 general election by preparing cadres who wish to stand as legislative members or regional heads through various political parties.

“We are currently distributing forms to ORI cadres who want to become legislative or executive candidates through the political party of their choice,” he said.

According to Ferri, now that ORI is no longer the mass organisation of the Labour Party, it has for the time being chosen not to establish a new political party.

Instead, he continued, the organisation will encourage its cadres to run through various political parties.

“In this period we are freely placing our cadres across all parties; we have more than 1.3 million members and many more people who want to join,” he said.

When asked about the possibility of forming a new political party, Ferri judged that the process would require considerable time, money and demanding requirements.

“Setting up a party is not easy, it requires large sums of money. It is now 2026, while around August 2027 registration for election participants will begin,” he said.

He said the time available was considered too short to meet the various requirements for establishing a political party, including forming party structures in all provinces.

“So far we have only organised structures in around 20 provinces; it seems the time will not be sufficient if we have to pursue the formation of a new party,” he said.

Ferri added that ORI was founded to gather and fight for the aspirations of the people, as well as to support the government in eradicating corruption, protecting workers’ rights and fulfilling the rights of citizens.

Meanwhile, the Chair of the ORI Regional Executive Board (DPD) for Yogyakarta, Irsad Ade Irawan, said his side supports ORI cadres joining political parties of their own choosing following the transition from their previous organisation.

“The party can be flexible; what matters is that every cadre contesting the election still carries a pro-people mission in line with ORI and the vision of the labour union struggle,” he said.

He emphasised that ORI will continue to safeguard the welfare of the people, particularly workers, through diplomacy, politics and protest actions to convey aspirations.

“Through these means we can help safeguard various state policies,” he said.