Meet Prabowo For 2.5 Hours, Elite Golkar Discusses The Direction Of The Coalition In The Future

Chairman of the Golkar Party Bahlil Lahadalia gave a statement at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Wednesday (27/8/2025). ANTARA/Mentari Dwi Gayati

JAKARTA - General Chairperson of the Golkar Party Bahlil Lahadalia together with core administrators from the Golkar Party Board discussed the coalition with the government in the next meeting for approximately two and a half hours with President Prabowo Subianto.

Bahlil and the Golkar DPP entourage stay in touch with President Prabowo while discussing the realization of the Presidential priority program included in AstaCita.

"This is a discussion that I think is very productive. Because we are talking not only now, but we are also talking about how the coalition going forward is in a better and more productive direction," Bahlil said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 27.

Bahlil explained that the party's core management bearing the banyan tree held constructive discussions with President Prabowo, especially regarding Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution concerning the use of natural resources for the prosperity of the community.

A number of Presidential priority programs, such as Free Nutrition Food (MBG), Red and White KopDes, People's School, and the ideal political system in the future are also under discussion.

President Prabowo has indeed mentioned several times about Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution which regulates the management of state assets for the greatest prosperity of the people.

Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution consisting of four verses regulates the economic principles adopted by Indonesia, including: "The earth and water and natural wealth contained in it are controlled by the state and used for the greatest prosperity of the people".

Another paragraph regulated in Article 33 of the Constitution 45: "Production branches are important for the state and those that control the lives of many people are controlled by the state".

A number of Golkar Party officials who accompanied Bahlil met President Prabowo, including the Secretary General of the Sarmuji Golkar Party, Deputy Chairperson of the Golkar Party Adies Kadir, and Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Ahmad Doli Kurnia, Meutya Hafid, Nurul Arifin, Melkiades Laka Lena, Idrus Marham, Ace Hasan Syadzily, Wihaji, Putri Komarudin, Dyah Roro Esti.