Deputy Claims Of DPW And DPD PAN Ask Zulhas To Be Chairman Again

The Minister of Trade (Mendag) and General Chair of PAN Zulkifli Hasan alias Zulhas. (Between)

Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) of PAN Yandri Susanto claims that the entire Regional Leadership Council (DPW) and the PAN Regional Leadership Council (DPD) throughout Indonesia have asked the Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) to return to lead PAN for the next five years. "The request for Bang Zul to return to the leadership is the aspiration of all DPW and DPD PAN," Yandri said in his statement, Thursday, April 25, which was confiscated by Antara. Yandri said that the desire of the DPW and DPD to ask Zulhas to return to become the Head of PAN was motivated by the success in the 2024 Legislative and Presidential Elections. "Under Bang Zul's leadership, the PAN seat acquisition increased in the DPR. Then, in terms of Bang Zul's expertise, PAN brought PAN to support Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka who then won the contest," he said. He then said that it would be strange if there were PAN administrators, both at the DPD, DPW, and the Central Executive Board (DPP) levels, who did not support Zulkifli Hasan to become the General Chair of PAN again. Meanwhile, he considered that the figure who is familiarly called Zulhas was a hard worker and was consistent in fighting for goodness, and embracing all parties. So, he continued, PAN is respected in the national political arena. "We hope Bang Zul is willing to lead PAN back for the next 5 years," Yandri hoped.

In the 2024 presidential election, PAN is one of the parties supporting Prabowo-Gibran. Meanwhile, Prabowo-Gibran has been appointed by the General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia as the elected candidate pair in the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections in accordance with KPU Decree Number 504 of 2024. "The KPU Decree Number 504 of 2024 concerning the Determination of a Pair of Candidates for President and Vice President to be Elected in the General Election in 2024," said Hasyim at the Indonesian KPU Office, Jakarta, Wednesday (24/4). Hasyim continued, "Decided, first, to determine that the pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates elected in the 2024 General Election determine the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair number 2 H. Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka as pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates elected for the 2024 period — 2029 in the 2024 General Election." The chairman of the Indonesian KPU explained that Prabowo-Gibran won 96,214,691 votes or 58.59 percent of the total national legitimate votes and met at least 20 percent of the votes in each province spread across 38 provinces in Indonesia. This decision came into effect on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.