Golkar Chairman Hands Over Cabinet Affairs To Prabowo

Ketum Golkar As Well As Minister Of Energy And Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia/ANTARA

JAKARTA - General Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Bahlil Lahadalia, emphasized that his party would hand over future cabinet affairs to Elected President Prabowo Subianto.

This was conveyed by Bahlil, who is also the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) when asked whether there was communication between Golkar and Prabowo ahead of the formation of the new cabinet of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka government.

"Golkar has handed everything over to the elected President, Mr. Prabowo. And we really give flexibility and that is the prerogative of Mr. President Prabowo and we obey and accept whatever is decided," said Bahlil at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, October 9

He said the Golkar Party only prayed that many Golkar cadres were considered competent to sit in Prabowo Subianto's cabinet.

"Because Golkar cadres are cadres who have been in the process, mature. Yes, if it is considered appropriate and appropriate to then serve, help President Prabowo, we will just make it sincere. The more, the better. (But) All of Pak Prabowo's authority, "he said.

Separately, Gerindra Party Secretary General Ahmad Muzani revealed that a number of candidates for ministerial candidates in the upcoming government cabinet have been summoned by President-elect Prabowo Subianto.

"People and nomenclature have started to be compiled and some have even started to be called," said Muzani.

He also mentioned that a number of ministers in the cabinet of President Joko Widodo's government were re-elected to fill the ministerial post in the upcoming Prabowo-Gibran cabinet.

"Mr. Prabowo has already said the names of Pak Jokowi's good cabinet will be used to help him. So, yes, names that are considered good and still fit enough (will) be used," he said.