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Joko Widodo ‘Tiwikrama’?

A coalition without any underlying concepts is beginning to show its identity as a political elite alliance aiming merely to gain power.

By
J. KRISTIADI
· 5 minutes read
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House of Representatives members sing the Indonesia Raya national anthem at a plenary meeting in the Senayan Legislative Complex, Jakarta, in late October (29/10/2019).

The Indonesia Onward Cabinet is not yet one month old and the phenomenon of political pragmatism is getting increasingly evident. A coalition without any underlying concepts is beginning to show its identity as a political elite alliance aiming merely to gain power. The quick move by the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) to “embrace” political parties outside the coalition, although for the reason of maintaining checks and balances to ensure a healthier Indonesian democracy, is almost definitely related to the anticipation, strategy and tactics for facing the regional-head elections of 2020 and general elections of 2024.

A shift in the political chart becomes even more obvious after Nasdem’s political safari to meet non-coalition political parties, such as the Prosperous Justice Party, and its plan to see the leaders of the National Mandate Party and the Democratic Party. A maneuver may also come from coalition political parties supporting President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin that earned no Cabinet positions: the Crescent Moon Party, the People’s Conscience Party and the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party.

Editor:
Syahnan Rangkuti
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