JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party respects President Joko Widodo's decision to choose the Army Chief of Staff (KASAD), General Andika Perkasa as a candidate for TNI (Army) commander. This means that Andika will replace Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, who will retire on November 8.

"Gerindra upholds what has been proposed by President Joko Widodo, so we don't have any problems", said Gerindra faction chairman, Ahmad Muzani to reporters, Wednesday, November 3. Questioning the replacement of the TNI commander not from the Navy, Muzani said it was entirely the president's authority to rotate.

For information, before Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto of the Navy was elected the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, General Gatot Nurmantyo of the Army. So it should be the turn of the TNI commander from the Naval Forces, namely Admiral Yudo Margono.

"Or the president has other thoughts, but in principle, the president has the authority to appoint anyone from any dimension to be a candidate for TNI commander", said the Secretary-General of the Gerindra Party.

Muzani admitted that he did not know why Jokowi chose Andika Perkasa as TNI commander. "I don't know because I can't guess the president's heart", he said.

He only explained that after this announcement the Indonesian Parliament leadership would hold a meeting to determine the schedule for the fit and proper test at the Deliberation Board, and then summon the candidate for TNI commander in chief by Commission I of the Indonesian Parliament.

It is known, President Jokowi chose KASAD General Andika Perkasa as a candidate to replace Hadi Tjahjanto.

"The president proposes only one candidate for approval", said Indonesian Parliament Speaker Puan Maharani, Wednesday, November 3.

"KASAD General Andika Perkasa", continued Puan.


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