Agus Gumiwang Chosen As Acting Chairman Of Golkar

Acting Head Of Golkar Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita/PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) for the Economy of the Golkar Party, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, was elected as acting general chairman (ketum) of the party bearing the banyan tree.

The decision was the result of a plenary meeting attended by hundreds of Golkar Party Central Leadership Council (DPP) cadres.

"That in the plenary meeting that has just been completed, by deliberation and consensus, I was given the mandate to lead the Golkar Party as the Acting General Chair of the Golkar Party," Agus said at the Golkar DPP office, Jakarta, Tuesday, August 13.

With this decision, Agus stated that he would lead the Golkar Party to the implementation of the National Rapimnas and the Extraordinary National Conference (Munas) to elect a definitive chairman on August 20, 2024.

"My main task as the Acting Golkar Party is to take Golkar to rapid and national elections to 11 Golkar Party," said Agus.

For information, Agus officially serves as Acting to replace Airlangga Hartarto, who has declared his resignation as chairman on Saturday, August 10, 2024.