Society Urged to Maintain Unity in Facing Geopolitical Shocks

Jakarta, VIVA – Haris Rusly Moti, the initiator of the 98 Resolution Network, has urged all elements of society to maintain national unity as an effort to confront global geopolitical shocks that could potentially affect domestic economic and social stability.

“It is our moral obligation without exception to maintain that situation for our collective safety,” Haris stated in a written statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He assessed that conducive national stability, both economically and politically, is a crucial factor amid global uncertainties. According to him, this condition needs to be maintained collectively so that Indonesia is not more deeply affected by world geopolitical dynamics.

Haris also highlighted the government’s dialogic approach in responding to differing views in society. He noted that communication channels remain open, including to criticism of government policies.

“Prof Dasco even frequently attends formal and informal discussion forums and directly listens to critical views from various groups across different spectrums. It is utterly unreasonable for any party to claim that the government is anti-criticism and anti-dialogue,” he said.

In the context of managing priority programmes, Haris stated that public criticism is part of the governance improvement process, including for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme. He assessed that the government has responded to such criticism through corrective measures.

“This is proof that President Prabowo does not turn a blind eye and deaf ear to criticism and corrections regarding the governance of the national nutrition equity programme through MBG,” he said.

He added that governance improvements are important, considering that several previous social programmes still face challenges in implementation.

“Moreover, the programme newly initiated by President Prabowo, which has only been running for just over a year, we certainly acknowledge is not yet perfect in its execution and still requires improvements at the governance level,” said Haris.

Regarding the global situation, Haris assessed that several countries are currently facing serious pressures due to energy crises and supply chain disruptions. However, he believes Indonesia has relatively managed to maintain stability in energy supplies and basic needs.

“However, domestically, we thank God; thanks to President Prabowo’s hard work, stable and affordable energy supplies have been ensured,” he said.