Fajarasia.co – Chairperson of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, touched on the national political situation ahead of the 2024 presidential election in her speech today at the parliament building, Jakarta, Monday, August 16, 2022. Puan said that there was a time to compete, and when to side by side.
The grandson of President Soekarno said that before the succession of the national leadership, the political year seemed to come early. Currently, the presidential election has become a topic of public discussion, from social media to coffee shops.
However, according to him, since the democratic elections that began in 1999, it is the people who actually provide lessons to the political elite in responding to differences in politics.
“We certainly understand when to compete and when to compete. Let us build a shared commitment to carry out a democratic party safely, peacefully, joyfully and without dividing the unity and integrity of the nation,” he said during a speech during a joint session with the DPR RI and DPD RI. .
Puan also said that democracy in Indonesia is based on the values of Pancasila, namely the fourth principle of Pancasila. With its implementation, namely the implementation of deliberation and people’s representatives led by wisdom and wisdom that reaches all Indonesian people.
“With democracy based on Pancasila, every state policy is directed to unite all components of the Indonesian nation, so that it can protect the entire nation and the entire homeland of Indonesia, promote the welfare of all people, educate all children of the nation, and participate in carrying out world order based on independence, eternal peace. and social justice,” he said.
Democracy, he emphasized, is a tool to achieve a just and prosperous society. “The election is an effort to perfect democracy,” he stressed again.
Democracy also, he said, guarantees citizens’ participation in articulating political rights, social rights, cultural and economic rights, including providing space for women in all fields to be active and take strategic roles in all fields.
Puan likens a man and a woman to the two wings of a bird, if the two wings are equally strong, then the bird can fly to the highest peak.
“This is the spirit that we must also instill together in building a democratic life in Indonesia, where women and men have the same dignity, progress and prosperity,” he stressed.****
