NasDem Positive Response Prabowo's Support To Lutfi In Central Java Regional Head Election: President And Party Chairman

Secretary General of the NasDem Party, Hermawi Taslim (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - The NasDem Party responded positively to President Prabowo Subianto's support for the candidate pair for governor and deputy governor of Central Java, Ahmad Luthfi-Taj Yasin.

Secretary General of the NasDem Party, Hermawi Taslim, said that his party understands Prabowo's position as president and chairman of the Gerindra Party.

"Our president is also the party chairman, it cannot be separated. So if in time he supports his cadres, we can understand it," said Hermawi in South Jakarta, Monday, November 11.

As party chairman, Hermawi considered it natural for Prabowo to show support for cadres who are fighting in the regional elections. However, according to him, the perspective of support depends on the interpretation of each party.

He said such support did not only occur in Central Java, but also in several other areas. Therefore, Hermawi invites the public to understand that as party chairman, Prabowo also has the subjectivity to support his party in the regional election.

"We have to understand that our president is the party chairman, the party leader who participated in the regional election competition," he explained.

Regarding appropriateness, Hermawi said it was an assessment of each individual. NasDem, he said, viewed Prabowo's support to Lutfi's positive support because as the head of the political party, he would definitely want candidates from his party to be successful in the election.

"It is inappropriate to return to each of us. The people of Sumatra see the appropriateness as different from the people of Central Java. We see it as positive because our president is the party leader who also wants his party to triumph in the regional elections. The way he expresses it is, this is our president, yes, we accept it, whatever we want," he concluded.

Previously, a video circulated showing Prabowo inviting Central Java residents to support the candidate pair for governor and deputy governor of Central Java number 2, Ahmad Lutfi and Taj Yasin.

The invitation was known from the upload of Ahmad Lutfi's Instagram account, @ahmadluthfi_official, on Saturday, November 9, noon.

Regarding the upload, the Head of the Presidential Communication Office, Hasan Nasbi, has explained that what Prabowo said is still in his capacity as General Chair of the Gerindra Party.