Sarmuji, the Secretary General of the Golkar Party, stated that there would be no issue if the 7th President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), wanted to join their party. He mentioned that there was no internal resistance within Golkar regarding this matter.
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-Party’s Openness: Golkar is portrayed as an open party by Sarmuji. The key requirement for anyone, including figures like Jokowi, to join Golkar is to remain loyal to Pancasila (the Indonesian state ideology), the 1945 Constitution (Undang Dasar 45), and abide by the party’s regulations.
-Jokowi’s Absence at Golkar’s 60th Anniversary: Sarmuji explained that Jokowi’s absence from the main event of Golkar’s 60th-anniversary celebration was due to his own important commitments. He expressed confidence that if Jokowi didn’t have pressing needs, he would have attended the event. Jokowi was noted to have his own specific agenda.
Sarmuji made these statements at the Sentul International Convention Center in Bogor, West Java, on Thursday (12/12/2024).