Singapore President Observes The Development Of The Indonesian Presidential Election

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin during a meeting with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Presidential Palace of Singapore, Monday (11/12/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Secretariat Vice President)

JAKARTA - Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam is very concerned about the development of the 2024 General Election in Indonesia, said Vice President Masduki Baidlowi spokesman.

"The president of Singapore follows the political developments in Indonesia, even memorizes the names of candidates for Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates who will contest the 2024 presidential election," Masduki said through the Vice Presidential Secretariat as reported by ANTARA, Monday, December 11.

This situation was discovered when President Tharman met Vice President (Wapres) KH Ma'ruf Amin at the Presidential Palace in Singapore, today.

This agenda is also an opportunity for President Tharman to directly confirm the political conditions of Indonesia ahead of the 2024 General Election.

"The President of Singapore also knows who the candidates will be included in the Presidential Election in Indonesia, he knows the candidates Mr. Prabowo and Mr. Gibran, he also knows Mr. Ganjar and Mr. Mahfud, also mentioned Mr. Anies and Mr. Muhaimin Iskandar," he said.

"The President of Singapore directly confirmed the opportunity for the three presidential candidates in the presidential election contestation to Vice President Ma'ruf Amin," said Masduki.

Receiving this question, said the spokesman, the Vice President also answered that all presidential election contestants will fight well and the election will run smoothly and safely, so as not to interfere with the conditions of political stability in the country.

"Of course it also does not interfere with Indonesia's relations with its closest neighbors, including Singapore," Masduki added.

Spokesperson said the President of Singapore also asked about interfaith relations in Indonesia, including the development of Islamic organizations in the last 20 years and their potential in the future.

He said Vice President Ma'ruf was optimistic that all guidance carried out by various parties, in this case the Minister of Religion and the Ministry of Religion in maintaining interfaith relations had gone well.

In fact, continued the spokesman, not only from the government side, the involvement of civil society and religious organizations in maintaining harmonious relations between religious believers is also continuously carried out.

"Not only is it a state and government that does that, but also how to make what happens in Indonesia that civil society and mass organizations have also worked well, such as Nahdlatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, and others, including churches, all with their figures can conduct good interfaith dialogue," he said.