Critics unswayed by Indonesian president Jokowi’s emotional apology; supporters hail ‘statesmanship’

Mr Prabowo, the present defence minister, won the presidential election by a flood, beating PDI-P’s member Ganjar Pranowo and another opponent, Mr Anies Baswedan. On October 20, Mr. Prabowo may take Mr. Widodo’s place.

A contentious decision from the top prosecutor that his aunt, former Chief Justice Anwar Usman, presided over made Mr. Gibran’s nomination.

Even if a public official who was elected to the presidency or vice-president had hardly reached the required age of 40, the decision granted. Mr Gibran, 36, was the president of Surakarta, also known as Solo. &nbsp,

Following his demotion, Mr. Usman was found guilty of a conflict of interest.

Following a recent contentious decision by the General Elections Commission and a court decision to change the minimum age for individuals, Kaesang Pangerep’s younger son, rumors have grown that he will run for governor in November’s presidential votes.

Top PDI-P professional Deddy Sitorus questioned the honesty of Jokowi’s explanation.

” I do n’t know if he’s sincere this time or not. He may be putting on a show to get love, rather than truly apologising”, he said.

All of Mr. Widodo’s policies must be recorded, according to PDI-P Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto, who told Tribunnews last Saturday ( Aug 3 ) in an interview.

On the other hand, past Jakarta government Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also known as Ahok, who is already PDI-P’s financial chief, was more subdued in his remarks. &nbsp,

Ahok, who shares a close connection with Mr Widodo and served as his lieutenant governor in Jakarta, told detikNews on Saturday that Mr Widodo’s explanation was reasonable, appropriate and reasonable. &nbsp,

He noted that rulers frequently apologize at the end of their positions.

Mr Widodo’s younger brother Kaesang echoed similar attitudes and called his family’s explanation a humanitarian gesture. &nbsp,

There are n’t any true, perfect people in the world. According to Mr. Kaesang, who is now the party’s chairman,” I think it is a compassionate thing to apologize to the Indian people as he prepares to retire,” according to Antara news company.

Mr Eddy Soeparno, director general of the National Mandate Party ( PAN )– one of the events in Mr Widodo’s ruling coalition – praised Mr Widodo as a leader. &nbsp,

” He acknowledges that, as both a head of state and an ordinary man, he can surely make errors. He apologizes for the deficiencies in his ten years of power in a way that exemplifies statemanship, Mr. Eddy said.

Mr Habiburokhman, assistant head of Mr Prabowo’s Gerindra group, even defended Mr Widodo, who is famously known as Jokowi.

PDI-P simply began criticising Mr Widodo in the past month after their split emerged, he said. Prior to that, PDI-P people had praised Mr Widodo for over a century, he highlighted.

Why do they only claim that Jokowi caused harm after the divide, anyway? Where does that leave off as frequent feel? The government is clever, they laugh at flip-flopping lawmakers”, he said.