Not Only To Rapimnas Golkar And Zulhas' House, Gibran Turns Out To Be Sowan To Yusril

UN Chairman Yusril Ihza Mahendra received a visit from Gibran Rakabuming Raka/Aset Photo: Yusril Ihza Mahendra

JAKARTA - Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka met with a number of general chairmen at the Forward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) today. Those met were PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan, Golkar General Chair Airlangga Hartarto, and UN General Chair Yusril Ihza Mahendra.

Yusril was met by Gibran at his residence, Dharmawangsa area, South Jakarta. The meeting was around 16.00 WIB but a request had been submitted by President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) son since 13.00 WIB.

"The discussion is just friendship. We congratulate him who has been chosen by, will be ratified by the Forward Indonesia Coalition, and will soon be declared," said Yusril when contacted by reporters, Saturday, October 21.

In this meeting, Yusril had revealed that he fully supports Gibran as a vice presidential candidate (cawapres). This is because this party is committed to supporting anyone paired with the presidential candidate (candidate) of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM), Prabowo Subianto.

"And we said that I will help matters related to legal issues as long as both during this registration period and during the campaign period later or later if I am elected as a presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate, Mr. Prabowo," said Yusril.

"That I am willing to help him regarding aspects of political law that I may have knowledge and experience about," he continued.

Previously reported, Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartarto stated that 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 on Saturday, October 21.

Prabowo then praised Airlangga Hartarto, who was willing to carry Gibran Rakabuming Raka as a vice presidential candidate. Even though the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Prabowo, called him worthy to run 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.