Airlangga Rocked By Golkar Munaslub Issue, Bamsoet: That's The Domain Of The Expert Council

Bambang Soesatyo/ANTARA/Through Susthira K

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Bambang Soesatyo, admitted that he had not heard of the plan to hold an extraordinary national deliberation (munaslub) of his party to determine a new figure as a candidate for president and vice president of the party bearing the banyan symbol.

"Not yet," said Bamsoet, Bambang Soesatyo's nickname, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, July 10.

Bamsoet also admitted that it was in line with the statement by the General Chairperson (Ketum) of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, who stated that there was no plan for the Golkar Party's munaslub.

"Yes, the answer is the same. Yes, just like Pak Airlangga," he said.

He then said, "I am in line with Pak Airlangga, said Pak Airlangga".

The chairman of the MPR RI only returned to the Golkar Party Expert Council when asked further about the various news that the council would hold a munaslub.

"That is the domain of the expert council," he added.

Including, when asked about the dangers of the Golkar Party's munaslub issues ahead of the 2024 General Election, as well as the weight of the decisions taken by the Golkar Party Council for the Golkar Party DPP.

"Asking my expert council is not a council of experts," he said.

Previously, the General Chairperson (Ketum) of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, said that there was no plan for his party's extraordinary national deliberation (munaslub) to determine a new figure as a candidate for president and vice president from the party bearing the banyan symbol.

"Nothing, the agenda is not that," said Airlangga at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday.

According to Airlangga, the Golkar Party Expert Council Meeting which was held on Sunday (9/7) did not discuss plans to replace him as a presidential candidate in the 2024 General Election and as the General Chair of Golkar.

As for Sunday (9/7), a member of the Golkar Party Expert Council Ridwan Hisjam said an internal meeting was held at Agung Laksono's residence, Sunday night, regarding a number of recommendations for the 2024 General Election.

Ridwan said that one of the materials discussed in the internal meeting of the Golkar Party Expert Council was related to the decision of the 2019 Golkar Party National Conference (Munas) which decided Airlangga Hartarto as the prospective presidential candidate for the party bearing the banyan symbol.

"So, the munaslub is in order to change the decision that Airlangga is not a presidential candidate, it could be another candidate. Is it something else, I didn't mention the name. Well, that can be done too," said Ridwan.