Megawati warns of ‘power hungry’ leaders ahead of Indonesia elections

Megawati Soekarnoputri (centre) posing with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin (second left), House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani (left), party official Prananda Prabowo (second right), acting United Development Party (PPP) chairman Muhammad Mardiono and presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo (third right) at the party's 51st anniversary celebration in Jakarta on Jan 10, 2024. - Antara

JAKARTA: Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri used the 51st anniversary of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on (Jan 10) to criticise unnamed leaders who she described as being “power hungry” ahead of the 2024 general election.

Speaking at the party’s official anniversary event, the PDI-P chairwoman warned party members never to use elections as a means to cling to power, a point that many observers saw as being directed at President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.