TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is suspected of having asked several high-ranking coalition parties to discuss extending the President’s term of office.
As quoted from the March 5, 2022 edition of Tempo Magazine, the party’s top brass are General Chairperson of Golkar Airlangga Hartarto, General Chairperson of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar, and General Chairperson of PAN Zulkifli Hasan.
Seven high-ranking political parties who support the government said that before the discourse started, Muhaimin Iskandar, Airlangga Hartarto, and Zulkifli Hasan were summoned separately by the Minister. Luhut. According to them, Luhut asked the general chairman of the party to voice the extension of President Jokowi’s term of office and the postponement of the 2024 election.
Another source at Golkar said, Airlangga Hartarto was asked not to ignore this instruction. If ignored, Airlangga will be removed as Coordinating Minister for the Economy. His position as General Chairman of Golkar will also be shaken.
Airlangga did not respond to the request for an interview Time to his cell phone number. A number of Golkar politicians who were contacted Time also declined to comment.
PKB Deputy Chairperson Jazilul Fawaid denied that Muhaimin Iskandar was said to have received orders from Luhut. “Not true,” he said. Even Zulkifli Hasan denied meeting with Luhut. “It’s not true that there was a meeting with Pak Luhut about the election,” said Zulkifli via text message last Saturday, March 5.
Luhut hasn’t responded to questions yet Time about the meeting with the general chairman of the party and the plan to extend the term of office of the president.
Luhut’s spokesman, Jodi Mahardi, did not deny that his boss was said to have communicated with leaders of political parties. He said Luhut used to discuss various national issues with party leaders.
“If Pak Luhut expresses his views and admiration for the leadership of the President, Jokowi it’s natural,” said Jodi, Last Saturday, March 5th.
How is the scenario for extending the term of office of the President and postponing the 2024 election designed? Read more at Tempo Magazine March 5, 2022 edition.
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