TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Acting Secretary General of Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Hasto Kristiyanto, suspected that there are several parties wanting to break down his party by proposing names as chairman candidates other than Megawati Soekarnoputri. He claimed that all PDI-P cadres agreed that Megawati will remain the chairwoman in the upcoming national conference.
Hasto added that several names such as Joko Widodo, Pramono Anung, and Gandjar Pranowo began emerging in light of the national conference. However, the idea of proposing other names is against national work meeting in Semarang, which resulted in reelecting Megawati as chairwoman.
"There is an outside party attempting to break us," said Hasto. Despite criticism, Hasto claimed that Megawati is successful in leading the PDI-P, resulting in victory at legislative and presidential election.
On the other hand, political expert from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, J. Kristiadi, said that Soekarno descendants cannot be the main aspect in leading PDIP. Kristiadi’s statement came as PDIP groomed Puan Maharani and Puti Pramathana Puspa Seruni Paundrianagari Guntur Soekarnoputri as deputy.
HARI TRI WASONO