Bahlil Alludes To Requests From The Minister Of The Era Airlangga Hartarto To Prabowo

Chairman of the Golkar Party Bahlil Lahadalia at the Golkar Party DPP office, Slipi, West Jakarta, Friday (20/9/2024) (ANTARA/Walda Marison)

JAKARTA - General Chairperson of the Golkar Party DPP Bahlil Lahadalia said that his party had never asked the elected president for a quota, but mentioned the ministerial allocation request that had been submitted by the previous General Chairperson of Golkar, Airlangga Hartarto.

"I have never set a target ( ministerial meeting), but please tell me that the previous general chairman has said it, right, so we'll see the progress," Bahlil said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, September 20.

According to Bahlil, the ministerial position is the prerogative of the elected President Prabowo Subianto so that he does not want to interfere and continues to follow the government's decision.

Bahlil also did not want to explain in detail who the names presented by the Golkar Party were to become ministers during the Prabowo-Gibran administration era.

"Regarding all names and kinds of things, I think just waiting to play," said Bahlil.

Bahlil only ensured that his party would continue to be committed to supporting the government of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka regardless of who will enter the ranks of ministers in the upcoming cabinet.

Previously, Golkar Party politician Bambang Soesatyo said his party had deposited a number of names as ministerial candidates to fill the upcoming government cabinet.

Bamsoets, his nickname, said the names were deposited by the General Chairperson of the Golkar Party Bahlil Lahadalia to Elected President Prabowo Subianto.

"The names of the ministers in Golkar have been included by the General Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Mr. Bahlil, to Pak Prabowo. Only who will be chosen later, just wait, be patient," said Bamsoet.

However, he mentioned that the names had been prepared by the Golkar Party since they were still led by Airlangga Hartarto as general chairman.

"What I knew when Pak Airlangga told me was that he was asked, when I was still with Pak Airlangga, he said that we had deposited a number of names," he said.

After the change of leadership, he continued, the names could be re-adjusted by Bahlil Lahadalia who was elected as General Chair of the Golkar Party replacing Airlangga.

"Of course with Mr. Bahlil there is an addition or correction, it could happen," he said.