Prabowo Is Still Confused About Choosing Cagub DKI Usungan Gerindra

Gerindra Party Secretary General Ahmad Muzani. BETWEEN/HO-Gerindra/aa

Secretary General of the Gerindra Party Ahmad Muzani said that the general chairman of his party, Prabowo Subianto, still could not determine who the figure Gerindra would carry as a candidate for Governor of DKI in the 2024 Pilkada. Currently, Prabowo is said to be still filtering a number of figures that Gerindra can carry as candidates for regional heads, including Jakarta. "We need a little time to conclude who we will advance," said Muzani in Jakarta, Sunday, May 12. Previously, a number of internal cadres were said to be included in the DKI Jakarta gubernatorial candidate exchange which will be carried by Gerindra. However, Muzani did not rule out the possibility of external figures potentially being promoted. One of them is the former Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil who is also a cadre of the Golkar Party. "Some are internal, some are external. Some of the names have been mentioned by Pak Ariza (Chairman of DPD Gerindra DKI Ahmad Riza Patria)," said Muzani. "Yes (Ridwan Kamil is considered to be carried in the DKI Regional Head Election)," he continued. Some time ago, the DPD Gerindra Party DKI Jakarta proposed four names to be proposed as governor candidates in the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada. Two of them are the nephews of the General Chairperson of Gerindra, Prabowo Subianto. The chairman of the DKI Jakarta Gerindra DPD, Ahmad Riza Patria, revealed that his party was asked to propose a number of names, including himself, to be nominated as governor of Jakarta. "Indeed, yesterday we had a meeting with Prof. Dasco, Pak Muzani, and others and asked for a name. I said we don't have to follow up on names, just come along. But we still have to propose names,” Riza said in Jakarta, Thursday, May 9.

Of the four proposed names, there are two names of Prabowo's nephews, namely Rahayu Saraswati and Budisatrio Djiwandono. Both serve as Deputy DPP Gerindra. "In the end, we proposed four names from DKI, one Mbak Sara, two Mas Budi Djiwandono, three Rani Maulani (Vice Chairman of the DKI DPRD), four I am Ahmad Riza Patria,” he explained.