Next August, Gerindra Already Has A Vice Presidential Candidate Who Will Accompany Prabowo To Compete In The Presidential Election

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JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party is unanimous in wanting to carry Prabowo Subianto as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election. In fact, the name of the vice presidential candidate who will accompany Prabowo has also been pocketed. Gerindra DPP Daily Chair Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said at the National Meeting which will be held next August, Prabowo will be asked for his willingness to answer the aspirations of cadres who want to carry him as a presidential candidate.

"So the mechanism at the Gerindra Party is that the forum for bringing up the names of presidential candidates must be done in a forum at the national meeting level, namely at the Rapimnas. In the Rapimnas, Mr. Prabowo will then ask or answer questions about the availability, nominated by the Gerindra Party," Dasco said at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, 5 July. Dasco emphasized that until now only Prabowo is the sole candidate for presidential candidate that will be carried by Gerindra. The deputy chairman of the DPR RI said that all DPPs agreed to carry Prabowo in 2024.

"Yes, so far, only a single candidate from the Gerindra Party has been proposed by the DPP representing cadres throughout Indonesia," he said.

However, regarding Prabowo's running mate, Dasco said it would only be discussed after the Gerindra Rapimnas in August 2022. Although, he said, the name of the vice presidential candidate was already pocketed by Gerindra.

"I can't talk about the cawapres issue further, because, according to the articles of association, this will be discussed after the national meeting, even though the name is already in the pocket," explained Dasco.