Being The Elected President, Prabowo Refuses To Resign From The Position Of Minister Of Defense

JAKARTA - The daily chairman of the Gerindra Party, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, emphasized that Prabowo Subianto would not resign from his position as Minister of Defense even though the General Elections Commission (KPU) had appointed the General Chair of the Gerindra Party as the elected president of the 2024 presidential election results. Dasco ensured that Prabowo would continue to complete his duties as minister until the end of the Joko Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin administration period. "I think and the results of the discussion as defense minister will complete his duties until completion, and it will be easier to coordinate with colleagues from the ministerial colleagues, in terms of coordination in existing areas," said Dasco in Kertanegara, Thursday, April 25, evening. Dasco reiterated that Prabowo would not resign as Minister of Defense. "Fix is not," he stressed. Regarding whether Gibran Rakabuming Raka will resign as Mayor (Walkot) Solo after being appointed as vice president, Dasco admitted that he did not know. "I don't know yet," said Dasco.