Initially PAN Wanted To Support Ganjar As A Presidential Candidate, But Now Prabowo's 'Lirik' Is Starting In The 2024 Presidential Election

General Chairperson of Gerindra Prabowo Subianto and PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan. (Nailin In Saroh/VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Mandate Party (PAN) considers support for the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo who is included in the recommendation of the name of the presidential candidate at the Semarang Rakernas, at first. But now, the party chaired by Zulkifli Hasan has also begun to look at the General Chairperson of Gerindra Prabowo Subianto as a candidate for presidential candidate who will be supported in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. "Indeed, our potential presidential candidate was originally Ganjar Pranowo, but currently Prabowo is also included in our study," said Deputy Secretary General of PAN Fikri Yasin, Thursday, April 27. In fact, continued Fikri, Prabowo's name has also strengthened within the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) since yesterday's Ramadan agenda. It is known that Prabowo was present at the gathering event of five general chairmen of political parties with President Jokowi at PAN's headquarters until the idea of a major coalition emerged. "Yes, recently Prabowo's name has strengthened internally for KIB," said Fikri. In addition to PAN, he added, Golkar also looked at Prabowo as a presidential candidate. So that only PPP had already announced Ganjar's candidate. "Once the current condition," said Fikri.PAN Already Jalan Bareng Prabowo 10 Years, Stay 'Klik' Previously, Secretary General Eddy Soeparno had already mentioned the direction of his party's support for the presidential candidate if a major coalition was realized. According to him, the determination of the presidential candidate for PAN would not be difficult, because in the last two presidential elections it would have supported Gerindra Chair Prabowo Subianto to become president. Since it had been running with Gerindra for the past 10 years, Eddy stated that it would not be difficult for PAN to go directly with Prabowo in the 2024 presidential election.

Eddy also brought up the meeting of PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan with Prabowo in Kertanegara, last Saturday, April 8. He revealed that the meeting of the two ketums was to continue what had been built from the previous presidential elections. "So this is one of the reasons why PAN was present at his place where Pak Prabowo visited Gerindra. For us to rebuild the idea, rebuild the thoughts we have done in the 2014 and 2019 presidential elections," he said.