Prabowo Is Rumored To Be Endorsed By Jokowi, PPP: Reasonable, But Not A Threat To KIB

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JAKARTA - PPP has spoken out about President Joko Widodo's signal to support Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto as a presidential candidate for 2024. PPP Deputy General Chair Arsul Sani considers this issue reasonable, especially since the two are often seen together on a number of agendas.

"Let's see, if now later in the media there is an opinion that Pak Jokowi endorses Pak Prabowo, that's natural. Because I think the Pak Prabowo we saw was also seen in a number of activities with Pak Jokowi and that implicitly actually shows endorsement," Arsul told reporters on Friday, August 5. Besides Prabowo, Arsul saw that there were other figures who received endorsements from Jokowi for the 2024 presidential election.

"So far from what Mr. Jokowi has said and then from Mr. Jokowi's activities together with, say, a number of cabinet members who have been mentioned by the public or in the media as potential candidates to become presidential or vice-presidential candidates, it shows that this figure is not singular. not one like that," said Arsul.

Arsul then mentioned the names of the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo and Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno. "It's not just Pak Prabowo if we look at it. There are also other figures. Then outside the cabinet, according to what Pak Jokowi has said, even though he delivered milk ojo right, but from body language there is also. Like say, Mr. Ganjar. We read that as an endorsement too, "explained Arsul.

However, according to Arsul, Jokowi's endorsement is not a threat to the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB). Moreover, said Arsul, KIB has not yet decided which presidential and vice-presidential candidates will be promoted.

"No, there is no threat. For KIB it is not a threat. It's not KIB yet. There is no stretcher yet," he said.

Even so, Arsul said, the name of the KIB presidential candidate would be conveyed to President Jokowi if it had been decided with PPP, Golkar and PAN. "Of course, in terms of political reality, if anyone has narrowed it down, for example, to whom should the KIB be, at least it will be informally communicated to Mr. Jokowi. It is unavoidable from political reality. Jokowi's subordinate, it's not like that. It must be conveyed," said Arsul.