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Meetings Among Political Elite Go Awry

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Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri (second right) and Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto (third left) pose on Wednesday (24/7/2019) during Prabowo’s visit to Megawati\'s residence on Jl. Teuku Umar in Menteng, Central Jakarta.

It was hoped that a host of meetings among party elites would provide a breath of fresh air in national politics by enabling reconciliation in a divided society. That is not at all what happened, however.

After the July 13 get-together between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, his opponent in the 2019 presidential election, there has been a flurry of meetings among political heavyweights. On Monday, 22 July 2019, the chairmen of four political parties – notably without the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) – met at the office of the central executive board of the NasDem Party. NasDem chairman Surya Paloh was the host. On Wednesday, 24 July 2019, Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto met PDI-P chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri. At the same time, Surya Paloh invited Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to his office and spoke about the 2024 election.

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