Zulhas: The Name Of The Vice President Prabowo Gibran Was Decided By The KIM Coalition On Sunday Night

Chairman of the PAN DPP Zulkifli Hasan. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) DPP Zulkifli Hasan said the name of the vice presidential candidate (cawapres) pair Prabowo Subianto will be announced this Sunday night, October 22. Zulhas, as he is familiarly called, emphasized that Prabowo Subianto has pocketed one name for the vice president, even though he did not mention his name. "So we are about the vice president, asking for this vice president, right? The vice president already has one name in Pak Prabowo's pocket. Later tonight it will be announced. Later tonight," Zulhas said at the 38th Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) event in Tangerang, Banten, quoted by ANTARA Sunday, October 22. It is known that Prabowo has pocketed one name for the future vice presidential candidate agreed by the parties of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition. The coalition is a combination of Gerindra Party, Golkar Party, PAN, Crescent Star Party, Gelora Indonesia Party, Garuda Party, PRIMA, and Democratic Party. The future president of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) Prabowo Subianto said his coalition plans to declare a candidate who will accompany him in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres) in Jakarta, Monday. "God willing tomorrow the declaration. In Jakarta, the capital of the Republic of Indonesia," said Prabowo who was present to accompany President Joko Widodo at the peak event of Santri Day in Surabaya, East Java, Sunday. Prabowo did not deny the strengthening of the name of the son of President Joko Widodo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as his companion.

However, he said the decision would be made at a meeting of the general chairmen of political parties who are members of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition this Sunday afternoon. "Yes, you will see the development of many coalition parties have nominated and carried him (Gibran) and yes later this afternoon the meeting of the general chairman of the Forward Indonesia Coalition. The meeting will be afternoon. The final will be in the afternoon," he said.