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Jokowi calls on presidential hopefuls to maintain stability as election nears
The anniversary celebration of PPP was attended by leaders of major political parties that will contest the 2024 elections, including the leading opposition party, the Democratic Party.
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (center) addresses an event on Feb. 7 in Sidoarjo, East Java, to mark the centenary of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) through a series of activities, including a cultural carnival, religious rituals and a culinary bazaar. (NU Online/Saiful Amar)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” WIdodo called on presidential hopefuls to maintain the country’s political stability ahead of the 2024 general election.
“Stability is important as we’re facing the risk of a global crisis, whose effects are hard to predict and calculate,” the President said in his speech at the 50th anniversary celebration of the United Development Party (PPP) in Tangerang, Banten, on Friday.
The event was attended by leaders of major political parties, including the leading opposition party, the Democratic Party (Democrats), and potential presidential or vice-presidential candidates that will contest the 2024 elections.
“All the potential candidates are here. I see Pak [Prabowo Subianto], Pak Erick Thohir, Pak [Sandiaga Uno] and Pak Mahfud MD,” said the President, as he listed those among his Cabinet members who have been tipped as candidates in election surveys.
“Oh, I almost forgot, Mas AHY is also here,” he said, referring to Democrats chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, or AHY as he is popularly known.
The political temperature is rising as the election approaches.
Agus has intensified his criticism of Jokowi’s administration in the past few months. “Our external debt keeps rising, while our foreign-exchange reserves are dwindling because of the rupiah’s declining exchange value. There are also waves of layoffs threatening the welfare of Indonesian workers,” said Agus on Jan. 18.
