Accept The Decree To Be A Vice Presidential Candidate For Gibran's Golkar Proposal: We Will Follow Up With Pak Prabowo

Gibran Rakabuming Raka during a press conference at the Golkar DPP office/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka who is also the son of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has received a decree from the Golkar Party as a candidate for vice president (cawapres) accompanying Prabowo Subianto. He appreciated the decision taken by the party bearing the banyan symbol.

"Once again I would like to thank the big family of the Golkar Party. I appreciate the results of the national rapidity," Gibran told reporters at a press conference after a meeting was suspended at the Golkar Party DPP, Slipi, Jakarta, Saturday, October 21.

Furthermore, Gibran will follow up on the letter he received. "Together with Pak Prabowo (Chairman of the Gerindra Party as well as the presidential candidate of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition Prabowo Subianto)," he said.

Gibran immediately moved after delivering his statement. He also did not answer about his status as a PDIP cadre.

As previously reported, Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartarto said his party agreed to propose Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka as a candidate for vice president (cawapres) accompanying Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres). This agreement was taken after the internal party held a meeting on Friday night, October 20.

This was conveyed by Airlangga at the Golkar Party National Leadership Meeting (Rapimnas) which was attended by the General Chair of the Gerindra Party as well as a presidential candidate from the Advanced Indonesia Coalition.

Prabowo Subianto also praised Airlangga Hartarto for being a legowo in carrying Gibran Rakabuming Raka as a vice presidential candidate. Even though the chairman of Golkar, Prabowo, called him worthy of running in the presidential election.

"I worked closely with him for 4 years. I saw his achievements, I saw his appearance at a critical time, I am not a handyman, I saw him as one of the best sons of the Indonesian nation," Prabowo said at the Golkar rapid, Saturday, October 21.

"He has a great brain, technology, has extraordinary vision, and actually I really see how big Golkar and Pak Airlangga have a big heart. I think he actually deserves to be a vice presidential candidate, but for the sake of big interests, for the sake of the national interest, today's people show that a great soul does not think group, does not think ego, thinks of the interests of the Indonesian nation," said Prabowo.