The Rise of a New Political Dynasty from Solo
Mayor of Solo Gibran Rakabuming Raka met with the Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri in Semarang last Monday. Gibran said that one of the meetings was to discuss his youngest brother, Kaesang Pangarep.
"She [Megawati] was the one who initiated the conversation about Kaesang," Gibran told several news agencies at the Solo City Hall on Tuesday. Even so, the eldest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was reluctant to explain the topic of his discussion with Megawati regarding Kaesang. Previously, Gibran had expressed Kaesang's interest in joining politics several times, following his brother and brother-in-law.
He did not answer when asked whether Megawati would open the door for Kaesang to join PDI-P or whether Kaesang had met Megawati and expressed her intention to join PDI-P. Instead, he asked reporters to ask Kaesang directly. Gibran only admitted that there was a directive from Megawati related to her younger sibling's interest in getting involved in politics.