Regarding Golkar Munaslub, Airlangga: Closed Book

Golkar Chairman Airlangga Hartarto and three Council Chairs held a meeting in Jakarta, Wednesday, August 2, 2023

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, said that the issue of the Extraordinary National Conference (Munaslub) had closed the book. He even mentioned that the person who initiated the removal of himself was not in the internal structure. " “ From the beginning, books have also been closed because they are not in the structure," said Airlangga via Instagram upload @golkar.indonesia quoted Thursday, August 10. Airlangga said those who wanted to be removed were the peripheral or non-essential groups. Furthermore, the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs also emphasized that Golkar was solid ahead of the 2024 General Election. He claims that he has received support from all internal parties ranging from 38 DPD Level I to the entire Board of Trustees of the Golkar Party. Airlangga called this condition different from the 2019 General Election. Thus, the party bearing the banyan symbol is confident that it will be maximized in the upcoming 2024 General Election. "Golkar is now very solid," he said. "This is different from the 2019 General Election which is full of turmoil and even two management," Airlangga continued. Previously, the chairmen of the council had stated that they rejected the discourse of the munaslub and supported Airlangga Hartarto's leadership. This attitude is an affirmation to reject the discourse of the munaslub conveyed by a handful of parties. Support was conveyed by the three chairmen of the council when holding a gathering with the General Chairperson of the Golkar Party DPP Airlangga Hartarto in Jakarta, Wednesday, August 2 evening. They invited all Golkar administrators and cadres to be solid ahead of the 2024 General Election. The chairman of the council, Mr. Ical (Chairman of the Board of Trustees), Mr. Agung (Chairman of the Expert Council), and Mr. Akbar Tandjung (Chairman of the Honorary Council), expressed his support for Airlangga to complete the leadership period of the Golkar Ketum until 2024 and rejected the idea of a munaslub,” said Golkar Party Secretary General Lodewijk F Paulus to reporters.

In addition, the chairmen of the council also expressed their full support to the Golkar Ketum regarding the party's attitude and strategy bearing the banyan tree in the 2024 presidential election. Including the determination of the coalition and the names of presidential and vice presidential candidates.