Guided democracy is a condition for achieving a golden Indonesia in 2045

JurnalPatroliNews – The end of 2024 is here. 2024 will be remembered as a special year for the Indonesian nation. Because this year, the national and regional political events that took place simultaneously were successfully complemented by a democratic and peaceful procession.

This reflects the maturity of the Indonesian people when it comes to democracy. There are many things to be grateful for, at least for the Indonesian people having the 8th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto and his deputy Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

As a member of this country's press community, 2024 made its own history for Indonesian leaders. In various regions I visited, such as Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua, the locals and press I met expressed optimism that, under the leadership of President Prabowi Subiyato, an Indonesia could be achieved. progressive, just and prosperous. Even Golden Indonesia 2045, which is President Prabowo's vision, to continue the vision of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, is considered achievable.

What does the vision of Golden Indonesia 2045 look like? The author observes that the Joint Vision for Indonesia Towards a Golden Indonesia 2045 has 8 major missions of President Prabowo and Vice President Gibran, and is known as Asta Cita, which is a fundamental program in the continuation of the vision of the previous president.

I have followed and recorded Prabowo's political journey since I was a journalist at Radar Cirebon (Jawa Pos Group) in 2000-2010, editor-in-chief (Pimred) and director of the daily newspaper Bandung Express which is now Jabar Express (Jawa Pos Group). Group) in 2011-2014, until he became editor-in-chief and director of the daily newspaper Karawang Bekasi Ekspres / KBE (Jawa Pos Group) in 2014-2018, and until I held the position of Secretary General of the WSIS.

The author believes that Prabowo Subianto is a persistent leader who never gives up. This is in line with the wishes of the Indonesian people, who tend to elect leaders who can overcome the various domestic and international problems that Indonesia will face in the future.
President Prabowo's spirit is able to arouse the enthusiasm of the Indonesian people and work together to achieve progress. The optimism of all Indonesian people will be awakened, imitating the struggle of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto who always stands up and never gives up. Prabowo's tenacity in fighting to become President of the Republic of Indonesia in order to implement his ideals of upholding justice and prosperity for the Indonesian people is an example that should be an example.

What is no less important is that Prabowo Subianto's warrior character has been proven. This can be seen in his decision when he was asked to join President Jokowi's cabinet. With this warlike character, Prabowo dared to take the risk of being insulted by some of his members. supporters. But the reality of Prabowo's attitude is that Indonesia is uniting again and reducing the division among the nation's children. This monumental event was something new, and this attitude then became a model. For this reason, SMSI, along with various other considerations, determined Prabowo Subiyanto as a person who had contributed to the nation and the state and who was subsequently awarded a GOLD PIN.

Along with President Prabowo, all Indonesians are obliged to rise from adversity, gain prosperity by working sincerely, working smart, working hard, and having an attitude of never giving up, in line with the characteristics of leadership of President Prabowo Subianto.

Since his campaign and election as president, Prabaowo has consistently budgeted IDR 722 trillion for nutritious foods for children and toddlers, pregnant and breastfeeding women. For some this figure may be high, but for President Prabowo this figure is not enough. Currently, Prabowo focuses on improving the nutrition of Indonesian children. A total of 82.9 million children will receive free nutritious meals. This is an investment in human resources made by President Prabowo to produce a superior generation of Indonesians.

Another priority program, President Prabowo Subianto will achieve food self-sufficiency in the country by emphasizing that each village has its own food barn in order to achieve food self-sufficiency as the key to sustainable inflation control.

In his speech at the 2024 Inflation Control Coordination Meeting, at the Ministry of Interior, Jakarta, President Prabowo emphasized that the main key to controlling inflation in the future is self-reliance food, both at the national and regional level. “We were always taught that every village should have a food barn. Every village. “So this is our grand strategy,” President Prabowo declared on this occasion.

The writer, born in the national rice granary region, namely Indramayu Regency, West Java, precisely in Tinumpuk Village, Juntinyuat Subdistrict, feels optimistic about the possibility of achieving food self-sufficiency under the leadership of President Prabowo. This is proven by the seriousness of all parties, including the central government, the regional government, the TNI and the Polri, at the beginning of President Prabowo's term, who went to the field, helping farmers to make a good rice planting movement a success and to strengthen their storage of foodstuffs in the regions.

Improvement of the political system

President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to improve the political system in Indonesia. Even while attending the 60th anniversary of the Golkar Party, at the Sentul International Convention Center (SICC), Thursday evening, December 12, 2024, President Prabowo criticized the Indonesian electoral system deemed too costly. President Prabowo therefore recognizes the need to improve the political party system.

President Prabowo invites Indonesian political party elites to reflect. Regarding the current political system. How many tens of billions in 1 to 2 days from the State for the implementation of the Electoral Law.

President Prabowo considers neighboring countries like Malaysia, Singapore and India to be more efficient. Because it is the DPRD that appoints the regent governor. According to him, rather than spending a lot of state money on the general elections/Pilkada, it would be better to use it to feed the nation's children, repair schools and improve irrigation.

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Defend press freedom

At the same time, the author also highlights President Prabowo's commitment to defending press freedom. From his campaign until his inauguration as the 8th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto was determined to defend the freedom and independence of the press. According to him, freedom of the press is one of the pillars of democracy.

Indonesia, as the third largest democracy in the world, must defend press freedom. “We fully support and commit to always developing, maintaining and perfecting freedom of the press,” President Prabowo stressed.

1. Prabowo also signed the Declaration of Press Independence for Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates during his nomination before the Press Council. Continue to support the freedom of the press established since the 1998 reforms. The declaration of press independence signed by Prabowo contained three points, namely:
2. Guarantee the independence and independence of the press against any interference from any party.
3. Let us reject all forms of intimidation, violence and criminalization of the press.
   Support a professional press to be able to produce quality journalistic work.
4. At the end of this article, we present several notes which have now become a priority agenda for discussion for the SMSI Central Directorate.
5. Liberal democracy proves to be incompatible with the historical and cultural literature of Indonesian society. For this reason, it is necessary to perfect the electoral law and it is hoped that the president and vice president will be elected by the MPR, and the post-conflict regional elections will be organized by the DPRD, then recommending 3 names. be chosen by the president or governor.
6. SMSI continues to support by ensuring food self-sufficiency, by strengthening village communities, accompanied by supervision and respect for the law from. Village.
7. Restore UUD 45 as the basis and mother of law in Indonesia.
8. Realize the economy in accordance with the 1945 Constitution and revitalize all types of mining, energy, land and plantations by returning management and ownership to state control.

With the rapid development of digital technology, it is necessary to reorganize the life of the Indonesian press, by improving the press law.