Koalisi Indonesia Raya Intensif Dibahas 4 Parpol
Four political parties in Indonesia Intensifying Efforts to Build a Grand Coalition
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Empat partai politik Indonesia secara intensif melakukan pembicaraan untuk mewujudkan Koalisi Indonesia Raya.
"Ada empat partai politik secara intensif terlibat dalam pembicaraan untuk mewujudkan Koalisi Indonesia Raya," kata Wakil Ketua Umum Partai Amanat Nasional Dradjad Wibowo dalam diskusi di Jakarta, Sabtu.
Koalisi tersebut digagas Amien Rais dalam pertemuan tokoh Islam di Cikini, Kamis (17/4), katanya di Jakarta, Sabtu dalam diskusi bertajuk "Ragu-Ragu Koalisi Baru" di Warung Daun, Cikini, Jakarta.
Dia tidak mengungkapkan keempat partai itu karena enggan melangkahi Ketua Umum PAN Hatta Rajasa, namun menegaskan jika betul koalisi ini terbentuk maka akan menjadi kekuatan besar yang dahsyat.
Sementara itu ketika ditanya apakah Koalisi Indonesia Raya berhubungan dengan partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya (Gerindra), Dradjad tidak membenarkan namun juga tidak membantahnya.
"Kalau terkait atau tidak dengan Gerakan Indonesia Raya silakan tafsirkan sendiri pada saatnya nanti," kata Dradjad.
Dradjad mengulas gagasan Koalisi Indonesia Raya dilontarkan karena Indonesia saat ini sangat majemuk, dengan banyak suku bangsa, bahasa dan agama sehingga tidak mungkin segelintir pihak mengelola Indonesia seorang diri.
"Tidak mungkin ada Superman yang bisa membangun Indonesia tanpa melibatkan sajadah panjang masyarakat Indonesia dengan segala warna warninya, itulah maka timbul gagasan gabungan partai Islam yang bergabung dengan gabungan partai nasionalis," kata dia.
Jakarta (B2B) - Four political parties in Indonesia have been involved in efforts to bring together the "Indonesia Raya" (Greater Indonesia) coalition.
"There are four parties that have been intensively involved in building the Indonesia Raya coalition," the deputy general chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), Dradjad Wibowo said here on Saturday.
The Indonesia Raya coalition was begun by PAN senior figure Amien Rais at a meeting of Islamic figures in Cikini on Thursday (Apr 17).
"The Central Axis coalition is too narrow. I propose the name "Greater Indonesia Coalition" because the combination of Islam-based parties will not be able to solve the problems of this nation alone, so it needs the participation of a nationalist party," Amien Rais said, when he raised the idea at the meeting.
Amien Rais was the creator of the Central Axis of Islamic parties during the presidential election in 2009 that successfully elected Islamic figure Abdurrahman Wahid to the presidency.
Dradjad, meanwhile, declined to reveal the names of the four parties that had been involved in the efforts to build the Indonesia Raya coalition, saying he would not like to bypass PAN general chairman Hatta Rajasa.
However, he stated that if the coalition could be established, it would become a great power.
When asked if the coalition was related to the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), he declined to confirm or deny it.
"You had better interpret it yourselves," he said.
Dradjad added that the idea of Indonesia Raya coalition was raised in view of the countrys diversity in terms of ethnic groups, tribes, languages and religions, so it could not be controlled by only one group.
"It is impossible for a Superman to come who will be able to build Indonesia by himself without involving other people. That is why the idea of merging Islamic parties with national parties has emerged," he said.
