Setia Supports 3 Times Presidential Candidate, Prabowo Requires That He Will Get More Seats

Prabowo Subianto with PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - Presidential Candidate Prabowo Subianto has hinted that the National Mandate Party (PAN) will get more ministerial seats. The reason is, the party chaired by Zulkifli Hasan has faithfully supported him in three presidential terms since the 2014 presidential election.

"You may see that Prabowo Subianto will never forget those who are fighting," Prabowo said while attending a breaking of the fast with PAN leadership at the PAN DPP office, South Jakarta, Thursday, March 21.

The General Chairperson of the Gerindra Party DPP then said that there would be a surprise for the Chairman of PAN Zulkifli Hasan and the Chairman of the Advisory Council of PAN Hatta Rajasa regarding the sustainability of his government cabinet.

Prabowo gave a code about the possibility that the number of ministerial seats PAN will get could be more than the initial plan.

"Later, Pak Zulkifli Hasan and Pak Hatta will probably be surprised in compiling or submitting (the ministerial mandate, ed). Maybe what X asked, maybe those who were given could be more than X," said Prabowo.

"But of course the condition is that the best children will be given," he continued.

Previously, PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) stated that his party did not set the quota for ministerial seats that must be obtained in the Prabowo-Gibran government cabinet.

Zulhas submitted a decision regarding the quota of ministerial seats for his party to Prabowo Subianto as president-elect. It is known that the Indonesian KPU has announced candidate pair number 2, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka as the winner of the 2024 presidential election with 58.58 percent of the votes.

"It's up to him, his president, really," said Zulhas at Prabowo's residence on Jalan Kertanegara, South Jakarta, Wednesday, March 20, evening.

Zulhas emphasized that filling the ministerial seat is the prerogative of the president. Therefore, PAN does not want to interfere in matters that are the president's absolute rights.

"The minister is prerogative of the president. I am a former chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), thank you", he said.