JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party responded to the issue of President Joko Widodo's endorsement or endorsement of the Minister of Defense who is also general chairman Prabowo Subianto, to run as a presidential candidate in 2024. Gerindra hopes that Jokowi's support for Prabowo is true.
The endorsement issue strengthened after Prabowo Subianto was seen dancing during the Indonesian Independence Day celebration at the State Palace, Wednesday, August 17, yesterday. The reason is, it is said that only Prabowo, the presidential candidate, is allowed by Jokowi to come forward to dance together.
Initially, the Secretary General of the Gerindra Party, Ahmad Muzani, admitted that he did not know anything about the issue.
"I don't know," said Muzani to reporters at the parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, August 18.
According to Muzani, it is normal for Prabowo to dance with the ministers and other invitees at the Indonesian Independence Day, Wednesday, August 17. Because, he said, as a former soldier, Prabowo used to express himself when folk songs were sung.
"I happened to be in the field around the palace. So I know, I think it was Pak Prabowo's spontaneity. Because it's a folk song, most of the songs are Indonesian people today. So when the song is sung, reflex and spontaneity to jog," he explained.
"Pak Prabowo is a soldier, a soldier, who then expresses that, that's normal," continued Muzani.
However, Muzani hopes that Jokowi's support for Prabowo will actually strengthen after the declaration as a presidential candidate from Gerindra at the last Rapimnas.
"Hopefully so (the endorsement to Prabowo strengthens after the presidential candidate declaration, ed). This is my subjective opinion," he said.
Previously, Jokowi's support for Prabowo Subianto was expressed by the Deputy Chairperson of the United Development Party (PPP) Arsul Sani.
Arsul said Jokowi was often seen together with Prabowo in various activities. So it is natural that it is interpreted as Jokowi's support for the Minister of Defense to run again in the presidential election.
"I think the Pak Prabowo we saw was also seen in a number of activities with Pak Jokowi. And that implicitly actually shows endorsements," Arsul told reporters, Thursday, August 4.
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