Fikri Harish (The Jakarta Post)
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Jakarta ●
Mon, November 28, 2022
Through a mass gathering of tens of thousands of his loyal supporters over the weekend, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo signaled to party elites that while his days in office might be numbered, the President still commands a sizable following and is seeking to influence the 2024 election to preserve his legacy, analysts say.
Political parties, however, have responded coolly to the President’s playing to his gallery, saying that his volunteer groups are only using him.
Saturday’s gathering, which was organized by Jokowi’s volunteer group called Gerakan Nusantara Bersatu (United Nusantara Movement) and attended by thousands of supporters, drew swift criticism from various political parties, including the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), of which the President is a member.
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