Golkar Is Ready To Face The 2024 Presidential Election, PAN-PPP Is Still Discussing Presidential Candidate To Gather On KIB In November 2022

PAN, Golkar and PPP members of KIB. (Doc VOI)

JAKARTA - Golkar Party politician Melkiades Laka Lena revealed, political parties that are members of the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) have begun to accept aspirations regarding the proposed names of presidential and vice presidential candidates from each cadre.

The Golkar Party, he said, remained upright with the decision of the Golkar National Conference to appoint General Chairperson Airlangga Hartarto as a presidential candidate in 2024.

"We from Golkar, according to the decision of the National Conference and Rapimnas, proposed General Chairman Airlangga Hartarto as a presidential candidate," said Melki in Jakarta, Tuesday, October 18.

On the one hand, PPP and PAN who are members of KIB will also accommodate proposals from regional cadres related to the presidential and vice presidential candidates who will be promoted in the 2024 presidential election. The two political parties will hold a National Working Meeting and Rapimnas in the near future.

KIB is also scheduled to meet again in November in Eastern Indonesia. Airlangga will announce the details of the location for the consolidation of Golkar, PAN, and PPP.

"We are waiting for the decision of Mr. AH (Airlangga Hartarto) and the PG DPP, just run it in the field," said Melki.

What is clear, added Melki, is that at the upcoming KIB meeting, many are waiting for the KIB presidential and vice presidential candidates. The decision to determine the KIB presidential and vice presidential candidates, he said, became the last part of the discussion by the leaders of the KIB political parties.

"We are from Golkar according to the decision of the National Conference and Rapimnas to propose General Chairman AH as a presidential candidate, we are still waiting for the final decision of the KIB leadership regarding the vice presidential candidate," said Melki.

Previously, the General Chair of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, said that KIB would start discussing the names of the presidential and vice presidential candidates in November in the eastern part of Indonesia.

Airlangga said KIB would prioritize each cadre to be promoted as a presidential candidate.

Airlangga also revealed the mechanism for determining the KIB presidential candidate. He said it was not done through voting, but that it would be deliberation to reach acclamation.