Focus on the People
Signs of public dissatisfaction should be concerning. Based on Indikator Politik Indonesia’s latest survey, President Jokowi’s approval rating stands at 58.1 percent. Thus, focus on the interests of the people!
Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartarto (center) shakes hands with PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan (right) and United Development Party (PPP) Chairperson Suharso Monoarfa (left) at the Jakarta Heritage House, Thursday (12/5/2022) to discuss the assessment party coalition in the 2024 election.
Trends in the political competition ahead of the presidential election slated for 14 February 2022 are beginning to take shape. Leaders of political parties have begun exploring coalitions while political executives are taking shots at one another.
Efforts to delegitimize and legitimize fellow political figures are taking place. Coalitions are also being widely discussed. However, the term coalition itself is not found in the 1945 Constitution. The Constitution only mentions that presidential and vice-presidential candidates must be proposed by political parties or a group of political parties. The law also limits the presidential nomination threshold, which is 20 percent of the House of Representatives seats, or 25 percent of the national vote.