Respond Casually To Cak Imin-Puan Meeting, Gerindra: Gimmick Ahead Of The 2024 General Election

PDIP DPP chairman Puan Maharani visited the residence of PKB Chairman Cak Imin at Widya Chandra Complex, Jakarta, Thursday afternoon (27/7/2023). ANTARA/Fianda Sjofjan Rassat

JAKARTA - Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) of the Gerindra Party, Habiburokhman, assessed that the meeting of the PKB General Chairperson (Ketum) Muhaimin Iskandar alias Cak Imin with the Chairman of the PDI-P (PDIP) DPP Puan Maharani was only a political "gimmick" ahead of the 2024 General Election.

"Regarding whether this is a satire and so on, we interpret it as a dynamic, as a gimmick, before the election, it's normal," Habiburokhman said in a video message received in Jakarta, Friday, July 28.

He also admitted that he was relaxed in responding to the PKB meeting, which was his coalition partner at the Greater Indonesia Awakening Coalition (KKIR) with PDIP.

"We responded casually to the PKB and PDIP meeting, Gus Muhaimin and Mba Puan Maharani were indeed our friends in the party and individuals," he said, confiscated by Antara.

Habiburokhman then reiterated the political cooperation between the Gerindra Party and the PKB which is still being established at the KKIR.

"Of course we understand that PKB-Gerindra is bound by the KKIR, where we have a commitment to progress, yes, to propose a presidential and vice presidential candidate that we mutually agree on," he said.

So, he continued, the decision regarding the future presidential candidate (candidate) and vice presidential candidate (cawapres) will be determined by the General Chair of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto and Muhaimin Iskandar.

"In the end, everything about determining the vice presidential candidate will be relaxed decided by Pak Prabowo and Gus Muhaimin Iskandar," he said.

Previously, Thursday 27 July, PDIP DPP Chair Puan Maharani visited the residence of PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar at Widya Chandra Complex, South Jakarta, Thursday 27 July afternoon.

He emphasized that PDIP and PKB had a long relationship so that they did not have communication problems between the two party leaders.

Puan also emphasized that she was serious when referring to PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar as one of the candidates for the vice presidential candidate to accompany the presidential candidate promoted by PDIP Ganjar Pranowo.

"I was serious when I said that the candidate for vice president, presidential candidate or the candidate for PDIP, Mr. Ganjar, was Cak Imin. (Cak Imin had asked) Mbak tenanan (true) didn't you say that? (I replied) yo really inconsequential," said Puan after meeting Cak Imin at Widya Chandra, South Jakarta, Thursday.

As for Sunday (23/7), Puan said that the candidates for the vice presidential candidate who will accompany Ganjar Pranowo in the 2024 presidential election narrowed five names, namely Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin), Sandiaga Uno, Erick Thohir, Andika Perkasa, and Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY).