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The reason behind the silence
Agung Baskoro, a political observer at Trias Politika Strategis, said Ms Megawati’s reluctance to declare the PDI-P an opposition party could also be linked to the fact that the PDI-P still has a seat in the outgoing cabinet.
“It is unwise to announce that the PDI-P will become the opposition party while its ministers are still in the government. This means they may have to leave immediately because PDI-P ministers must align with the party’s position,” Agung told CNA.
He added: “The situation will become clearer after Mr Prabowo takes office on October 20.”
Another observer, Ray Rangkuti, interpreted Ms Megawati’s statement to mean that the Democratic Struggle Party (PDI-P) would most likely not join the alliance.
“There is no need for further explanation. Ms Megawati’s speech clearly shows that the PDP (People’s Party) is ready to be in opposition even if it means they will not be able to enter the government,” Mr Ray told CNA.
He said if this was the choice of the People’s Party, then it and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) could become the only two parties in the opposition camp.
At the end of the three-day meeting, the Democratic Struggle Party (PDP) put forward 17 recommendations, including declaring the 2024 elections the worst in Indonesia’s democratic history.
On the other hand, the party also hinted that it would only cooperate with other parties committed to “implementing the reform agenda, strengthening the rule of law” and “improving the quality of democracy.”
Another political observer, Ujang Komaruddin of Al Azhar University, expressed a similar view, arguing that the PDI-P showed a very strong inclination to remain in the opposition.
“The Democratic Party-CPC prefers to be a party outside the government, that is, the opposition party. This is good because it will provide checks and balances,” Mr Ujang told CNA.
He added that the Party of Democratic Struggle (PDI-P) tends to be more vehement and outspoken in criticizing the government whenever it is not part of the ruling establishment.
However, Mr Ujang speculated that Ms Megawati decided not to make clear the party’s actual position because there were still five months until the new government was inaugurated in October.
He said that if the Democratic Struggle Party made its position clear at this time, the Democratic Party chairman might not want his political strategy to be exposed too early.
“In politics, strategy is key, and the PDI-P has always adhered to this approach,” said Mr Ujang.
So far, the only senior PDI-P politician who has publicly announced that he will not join the new government is Ganjar Pranowo, who said on May 6 that he would not accept any offer to join Prabowo’s government.
Even so, this is Mr. Gangal’s personal stance and not the party’s official stance.
Mr Agung believes this is also a characteristic of Ms Megawati, that she likes to express her personal views first, rather than the party’s real official position.
“Megawati may personally prefer to withdraw from the government. But as a party, the DSS (BJP) has not formally withdrawn and will not join the ruling coalition.”
“It may appear ambiguous to the public, but that’s politics. This may leave room for any informal communication in the future,” Mr Agong said.
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