Gerindra: Presidential Election Duet Discussed After 2023

Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad. (Photo: dpr.go.id)

JAKARTA - The daily chairman of Gerindra's DPP, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, responded to the discourse of the duet of PDIP DPP Chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri and Gerindra Party Chair Prabowo Subianto in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

So far, Dasco admits that there has been no discussion about the 2024 presidential election within Gerindra. He said, the issue will only be discussed after 2023.

"Because the duets for Gerindra will only talk after 2023," Dasco said at the DPR Building, Wednesday, June 9.

The Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives said that at this time the most important thing for his party was to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Since the spike in this pandemic is getting a bit high, how can we both think about that," Dasco said.

Nevertheless, Dasco considers the discourse that the Pro Mega Center to be fair. As long as, he said, it doesn't damage the good relations between Gerindra and PDIP.

"If it's a discourse, it's okay, but this doesn't happen every time after a long friendship, interpretations have been made, say, which will make the atmosphere not conducive," he explained.

Previously, PDI-P politician Tjahjo Kumolo did not want to make assumptions about the possible pairing of Megawati Soekarnoputri and Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 presidential election.

The PAN RB minister asked the public to wait for the right information regarding the candidate to be carried by the party bearing the bull symbol.

"You can't make assumptions. Just wait for the game date," said Tjahjo at the DPR Building, Tuesday, June 8.