Analyst Says PSI’s Political Ties With Prabowo Administration Have Weakened

HOLOPIS.COM, JAKARTA – Fernando Emas, executive director of the Indonesian Political House (Rumah Politik Indonesia/RPI), believes the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) no longer has strong political ties with President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.

He linked the situation to the decision by three PSI figures, Giring Ganesha Djumaryo, Raja Juli Antoni, and Ratu Ayu Isyana Bagoes Oka, to resign from their party leadership positions and membership.

The three announced their resignations on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. PSI Chairman Kaesang Pangarep said the party’s central executive board had accepted their decisions. Giring serves as Deputy Minister of Culture, Raja Juli as Minister of Forestry, and Isyana as Deputy Minister of Population and Family Development.

Fernando said the resignations were more than just changes to the party’s organizational structure. He argued that the departure of three figures who also hold government positions could signal the end of PSI’s political relationship with the Prabowo administration.

“If we look at the situation, they have essentially been removed from the government, although this has been done through their own members resigning from the party,” Fernando told Holopis.com, Tuesday (10/11).

He also pointed out that there had been no indication that other PSI cadres would be appointed to government positions following the three resignations. He said this further reinforced his assessment of the changing relationship between PSI and the Prabowo administration.

“So far, there has been no effort to ask other PSI cadres to join the government. So, considering the resignation of these three PSI figures from the party and their statement that they want to focus on the government, I see this as meaning that the relationship between PSI and President Prabowo’s administration has come to an end,” he said.

Fernando also referred to the resignations of several potential PSI cadres at the regional level. He said the developments warranted attention because they could affect the party’s organizational strength.

He suspected that broader political dynamics were behind the changes. However, his allegations of efforts to weaken PSI and the possible political motives of certain parties remain his own assessment and have not been independently confirmed.

“There are also efforts to sideline cadres considered potential assets for PSI, such as the Jakarta regional leadership council chairman and perhaps officials in other regions who have resigned. If we look at this, it appears to be an effort to weaken PSI,” he said.

Fernando warned against using legal mechanisms or law enforcement agencies to pressure political opponents.

“Political opponents should not be eliminated by using the law or law enforcement agencies,” he stressed.

Amid the political developments, Fernando also said the possibility of Gibran Rakabuming Raka stepping down as vice president should be closely monitored, as such a move could affect the political configuration and the relationship between various political forces and the government.