Get Restu Prabowo, Gerindra Will Usung Riza Patria In The 2024 DKI Gubernatorial Election

JAKARTA - Gerindra Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto gave his blessing to Ahmad Riza Patria to run in the 2024 DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election (Pilgub).

Riza is a Gerindra cadre who served as Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta replacing Sandiaga Uno from April 15, 2020 to October 16, 2022.

Prabowo's blessing was expressed by a member of the Gerindra faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Syarif. He said that Prabowo's decision was only made non-formally.

"If the name of the DKI cagub already exists, Pak Ariza. As for our language, just package it formally, it will be formally announced. But in talks, yes, Mr. Riza," Syarif told reporters, Wednesday, November 9.

Syarif admitted that Prabowo is currently looking for the right candidate for deputy governor to accompany Riza in the 2024 DKI gubernatorial election.

He continued, Gerindra is now focusing on preparing the 2024 DKI Jakarta DPRD Legislative Candidates (Readeg). That's because the schedule for the 2024 Legislative Election (Pileg) is first from the gubernatorial election in the 2024 election stage.

Thus, Gerindra still has a longer time to undergo the selection process for the candidate for deputy governor of DKI Jakarta

"We will discuss the gubernatorial election after the legislative election results. Because, to move a machine for two contestation, the presidential election with the legislative election is not easy. It needs hard work, all out. So, if the preparation for the gubernatorial election is not possible now," he explained.

Previously, Gerindra Party Secretary General Ahmad Muzani saw that DKI Jakarta was the mascot of the Gerindra Party at the national level. Therefore, the party bearing the Garuda symbol is required to win again in DKI Jakarta.

In addition, Muzani also asked Gerindra DKI cadres to start voicing the chairman of the DKI Jakarta Gerindra DPD, Ahmad Riza Patria as a candidate for governor in the 2024 DKI Pilkada.

"We have to prepare the best cadres to be promoted as governor candidates in the 2024 DKI Jakarta Pilkada. And I think the figure is with the Deputy Governor, A Riza Patria. We have to win the upcoming 2024 DKI gubernatorial election," said Muzani on Wednesday, April 27.