At The End Of The Year, Gerindra Targets The Declaration Of Presidential Candidates For The Joint Coalition Of PKB To Be Carried Out

Secretary General of the Gerindra Party Ahmad Muzani/DOK VOI-Wardhany Tsa Tsia

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party is targeting the declaration of a presidential candidate (candidate) from a coalition that was built with PKB at the earliest by the end of this year. The target has also been mentioned by the Chairman of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin. "I think it's between the end or the beginning of the year," said Secretary General of Gerindra Ahmad Muzani, at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, November 21. Even so, Muzani revealed, until now the Head of Gerindra, Prabowo Subianto and Cak Imin have not negotiated to determine who will become presidential and vice presidential candidates. So far, each party has mandated its Ketum to be promoted as a presidential candidate. "Until now, both of them have not negotiated to decide on a presidential candidate, let alone a vice presidential candidate. Both have the right to decide but also have the right to veto every name proposed," he said. Previously, PKB Umun Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin, said the two parties still wanted to carry their respective general chairmen as presidential candidates. Therefore, he will schedule a meeting with Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto to find common ground regarding the presidential election. "Not yet, we will sit together, because until now each of them insists on becoming a presidential candidate," said Cak Imin to reporters, in Jakarta, Monday, November 21. For PKB itself, continued Cak Imin, he still championed himself as a presidential candidate because it was a mandate from the 2019 PKB Congress. Even so, his party did not rule out the possibility that the decision could change by taking into account the development of the presidential candidate's electability. "If there are developments in negotiations later, then I will build a congress to change it," explained Cak Imin. In addition, added Cak Imin, the determination of the presidential candidate to be carried by Gerindra and PKB is still waiting for additional parties to join the coalition. "We are waiting for the development of dialogue with additional parties as well as preparing more mature discussions about the system. The work of the coalition, hopefully, everything will run smoothly," said the Deputy Speaker of the DPR. However, Cak Imin was reluctant to mention which party would join the coalition named the Greater Indonesia Coalition (KIR). "Anyway, we'll tell you in the end. Hopefully at the end of the year, hopefully, but I don't know because until now both want to become presidential candidates," said Cak Imin.