Great Presidential Candidate, Gerindra Ogah Prabowo Becomes Ganjar's Vice Presidential Candidate

Gerindra Presidential Candidate Prabowo Subianto (doc Gerindra)

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party responded to the issue of the duet of the General Chair Prabowo Subianto with the candidate for president (readpres) of the PDIP, Ganjar Pranowo in the 2024 presidential election. In this scheme, Prabowo is said to be the vice presidential candidate (cawapres) accompanying Ganjar. "We have never thought that Prabowo will become a vice presidential candidate with whoever his partner is," said Muzani in East Jakarta, Thursday, May 4. "Pak Prabowo received the mandate as a presidential candidate, so we have never thought of being vice president," he continued. Muzani admitted that there had been talks on Gerindra and PDI Perjuangan cooperation. However, he said, there had not been a serious discussion regarding the position of the Gerindra Party presidential and vice presidential candidate. "Never, but it was a loose nature. But once again, we Gerindra cadres have never encouraged him (Prabowo, red) as a vice presidential candidate," he stressed. The deputy chairman of the MPR emphasized that until now Gerindra still wanted Prabowo as a presidential candidate in 2024. "Until now we have never thought of Prabowo as a vice presidential candidate, Prabowo is a presidential candidate, Prabowo is a presidential candidate, a step," he said.

Meanwhile, regarding the chat between the political party chairman and President Jokowi during the meeting at the Palace, Muzani admitted that he had not spoken privately with Prabowo. "The results of the meeting with Pak Jokowi at the Palace have not yet been conveyed. I met in Jogja but because the conditions were very tired, so I have not been asked," said Muzani. Previously, the Chairperson of the Advisory Council of the PPP, Romahurmuziy or Rommy, said that the meeting between Jokowi and the chairmen of political parties was to discuss the formation of presidential and vice presidential candidates who would compete in the 2024 presidential election. Rommy said that PDI-P candidate Ganjar Pranowo had the opportunity to be paired with Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto. "In addition to the halal bihalal, the meeting tonight, which is planned to be attended by all the chairpersons of political parties supporting the government minus NasDem, has the potential to realize a grand coalition with Ganjar-Prabowo formation as presidential-cawapres," said Rommy in his statement, Tuesday, May 2. The consideration, according to Rommy, because the two figures are at the top of the survey results and electability polling.

However, in his view, the winning party for the 2019 Election is more appropriate as a candidate for the presidential candidate. Meanwhile, the next winning political party is as a candidate for the vice president.

"Of course this has passed away to Prabowo, whether he is willing to become a vice presidential candidate in the midst of his party's mandate to become a presidential candidate," said Rommy.