PDI-P gives Jokowi clan the cold shoulder

Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right), who is President Joko Widodo’s eldest son, chats with (from left to right) Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir at the lounge of Adi Soemarmo Airport in Boyolali, Central Java, on July 24, 2023. - Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has appeared to be distancing itself from President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and his policies in recent weeks, giving weight to speculation that the ruling party is preparing to enter the 2024 general election without the support of a “party official” whose allegiance it continues to question.

On Monday, PDI-P chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri suggested at a book event that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) would be better off disbanded because of its perceived ineffectiveness.