Ganjar Regarding Gibran Will Be Announced As Prabowo's Vice Presidential Candidate: Congratulations, We Will Compete

Ganjar And Mahfud At TPN (Photo: Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - Ganjar Pranowo's presidential candidate welcomes the discourse about Gibran Rakabuming Raka which will be announced as a candidate for vice president (cawapres) accompanying Prabowo Subianto positively. According to Ganjar, Gibran has the right to participate in running for the presidential and vice presidential elections. Ganjar also admitted that he was ready to contest other candidates, including Gibran. 'All citizens have the right to participate in a contest. So, congratulations, hopefully we will compete, fair, healthy and fun," said Ganjar at the Media Center of the Presidential Ganjar National Winning Team, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Sunday, October 22. Similarly, the prospective vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD also congratulated Gibran, who Prabowo will be the pair of presidential and vice presidential candidates. "Same, good luck," added Mahfud. Previously, the presidential candidate for the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) Prabowo Subianto said his coalition plans to declare a candidate for vice president who will accompany him in the 2024 presidential election in Jakarta, Monday, October 23, 2023. "God willing, the declaration will be tomorrow. In Jakarta, the capital city of the Republic of Indonesia," said Prabowo, who was present to accompany President Joko Widodo at the peak event of Santri Day in Surabaya, East Java. Prabowo did not deny the strengthening of the name of President Joko Widodo's son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as his companion. However, he said the decision would be made at a meeting of the general chairmen of political parties who are members of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition this afternoon. "Yes, you will see the development of many coalition parties that have nominated and carried him (Gibran) and yes later in the afternoon the meeting of the general chairman of the Forward Indonesia Coalition. The meeting will be in the afternoon. The final will be in the afternoon," he said. The man who also serves as Minister of Defense said at the declaration that his party would invite the Mayor of Solo. This includes inviting SOE Minister Erick Thohir. He also said that there had been communication with President Jokowi regarding the desire of his coalition to propose to Gibran as a candidate for vice president. "Yes, of course, as Indonesians who are of our cultural customs, of course, we will definitely convey the wishes of our parties and proposals. He said it was up to the Mayor (Gibran, ed) to be an adult, if the Mayor was willing, he certainly would not hold back that way," he said.

Based on the schedule set by the General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia, the registration of prospective presidential and vice presidential candidates is scheduled to start from October 19 to November 25, 2023.