PPP Holds National Technical Guidance, Uniting Cadres' Direction of Struggle Toward the 2029 Elections
The United Development Party (PPP) held a National Technical Guidance (Bimtek) event in Kuta, Bali, from February 13 to 15, 2026. The event was designed to align party policies with central and regional government policies. PPP Chairman Muhammad Mardiono said the national technical guidance was attended by approximately 960 participants, all of whom are PPP members serving in regional legislatures (DPRD) across Indonesia. “These must be aligned to achieve greater efficiency in those policies,” he said after opening the PPP National Bimtek in Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali, on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
Mardiono said the technical guidance is mandated by PPP’s constitution, which requires it to be held three times a year. In the political sphere, PPP aims to unify the party’s perception and direction of struggle by tasking DPRD members with realizing them. “Lastly, the purpose of this Bimtek is to unite our direction of struggle toward the upcoming 2029 elections,” he said.
The PPP National Bimtek carried the theme of strengthening the DPRD’s role in safeguarding national unity and development. Mardiono said the theme conveys the message that the role of PPP’s DPRD faction is not only important for today’s regional governance but also determines the future. PPP has a moral responsibility to ensure that every cadre serving in both regional and national parliaments is proficient in legislative, budgetary, and oversight functions. Furthermore, he hopes PPP cadres can serve as models of political ethics, agents of social unity, and bridges between the people’s aspirations and regional government policies.
According to him, strengthening the role of PPP’s DPRD faction must be understood across three key dimensions: representation of the people, public policy quality, and political ethics and unity. Mardiono said the dimension of people’s representation must be carried out transparently and in the public interest. “What you do in the chamber, in commission meetings, during recesses, and even on social media will shape the public’s perception of PPP,” he said.
For the public policy dimension, PPP emphasized that the DPRD must bring critical and solution-oriented unity, so that its role does not stop at approving or rejecting regional government proposals. PPP cadres must also be equipped with policy analysis skills, budget comprehension, and social sensitivity within the community.
The last dimension is political ethics and unity. Mardiono hopes PPP cadres can be a calming presence amid a political climate that is often harsh and rife with politicization. “Disagreements are allowed, but one must not act as judge, as though one’s opinion is the only correct one,” he said.
Additionally, he set a target for PPP to win 39 seats in the national House of Representatives in the 2029 general elections. This aspiration, he said, must be pursued earnestly by PPP. “No matter how difficult, it must be pursued and achieved—restoring the House seats PPP once won in 2014,” he said.
Mardiono said programs under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration have so far been pro-people. Therefore, PPP declared it will continue to support Prabowo in the 2029 contest. “The founders of the United Development Party wanted to build a nation where the people prosper and the state is strong—that is the vision. God willing, we will continue to support Prabowo Subianto in 2029,” he said.