JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo has approved the nomination of Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections by a combination of political parties.
"The president, through a letter from the Minister of State Secretary dated October 24, 2023, has approved a request for permission from the Mayor of Solo to be proposed as a vice presidential candidate by a joint political party," said Presidential Special Staff Coordinator Ari Dwipayana as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 24.
Previously, Ari in his initial statement informed Gibran as Mayor to apply for permission to the President to be nominated in the 2024 presidential election, as stipulated by PKPU No. 19 of 2023.
Now the letter has been approved. According to Ari, the approval was issued in response to the Solo Mayor's application which was submitted through a letter dated October 23, 2023.
As is known, the political party that carries and supports Prabowo Subianto, who is a member of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition, has declared Gibran Rakabuming Raka as Prabowo's future vice presidential assistant.
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Gibran was able to run in the 2024 presidential election after the Constitutional Court issued a decision essentially stating that someone under the age of 40 could be nominated as a presidential or vice presidential candidate as long as he has been a regional head or other position elected through elections.
President Joko Widodo himself as the father of Gibran personally has stated his prayer and approval for his son's steps if he is nominated in the 2024 presidential election.
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