Spokesperson for TKN Prabowo-Gibran, Herman Khaeron also spoke about President Joko Widodo's administration discussing the free lunch program at cabinet meetings. Until the trial of the mainstay of presidential candidate program number 2, Prabowo Subianto for IDR 15,000 per package.

Prabowo-Gibran is considered too confident or confident that he will continue Jokowi's government even though it has not been officially declared by the KPU as the elected president and vice president.

According to Herman, the current fact is that candidate pair number 2 has won based on the results of quick count and temporary real count. In fact, he said, world leaders had congratulated Prabowo on Prabowo's victory in the 2024 presidential election.

"Isn't it too early (the discussion of free lunch by the Jokowi government, ed), this has not yet been determined (the KPU). Well, world leaders have congratulated Pak Prabowo. I think this is a fact and reality," said Herman at the DPR Building, Thursday, February 29.

Therefore, the Democrat politician considered it natural for the Jokowi government to prepare fiscal space for the next government to be led by Prabowo and Gibran.

"So we have to prepare well for this transition. World leaders have also congratulated Pak Prabowo's victory, as well as the relatively better election implementation," said Herman.

According to him, programs that are contained in the vision and mission of Prabowo-Gibran as elected leaders will later become the responsibility of the previous leadership to make the government successful in the future. Because, said Herman, the people who will be affected and reap benefits.

"If later the state and government and state apparatus are not successful, it will be a pity for the people who will be affected. Therefore, of course, the responsible leader, the president who is responsible for preparing for his future," explained the member of the DPR.

In the past, continued Herman, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) also prepared a red carpet for his replacement at that time. Prepared for sufficient fiscal space, excellent transition prepared and even formed a transition team, both from President SBY and from Jokowi's side as elected president.

"Then discussing, finally becoming a good transition. This is the result. Later this will be the case, from Pak Jokowi to Pak Prabowo how the transition is good, especially how to roll out a very good program and it is hoped that the community will immediately realize it, namely the lunch program," he concluded.


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