PKB Calls Golkar And PAN Will Declare Support For Prabowo's Presidential Candidate Today

Chairman of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto. (Photo: Prabowo Media Team Doc)

JAKARTA - The Golkar Party and the National Mandate Party (PAN) are said to be declaring their support for Gerindra Party Chair Prabowo Subianto as a presidential candidate in 2024. This was confirmed by the Deputy Chairperson of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Jazilul Fawaid. Jazilul said Golkar and PAN would join their coalition with Gerindra. "God willing, Golkar and PAN will join the Greater Indonesia Awakening Coalition (KKIR)," Jazilul told reporters, Sunday, August 13. Jazilul said that the declaration of support for Golkar and PAN to Prabowo and joining the coalition will be held today. The plan is that the declaration will be attended by Prabowo, PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar, Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartarto, and PAN Chairman Zulfikli Hasan. "God willing, it will be true," he said. Previously, the Deputy Chairman of the Gerindra Party Board of Trustees, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, revealed that four parliamentary parties had supported Prabowo Subianto as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election. One of them is the Golkar Party which Hashim said received the blessing or permission from President Joko Widodo or Jokowi to support Prabowo Subianto. "It turned out that they (General Chairperson of Golkar Airlangga Hartarto) stated that they wanted to support Pak Prabowo and Pak Jokowi's permission and blessing. I can say that," said Hashim at the "Fitr Briefing and Consolidation of Prabowo Volunteers" online Thursday, August 10. Apart from Golkar, said Hashim, PAN has also supported Prabowo, although it is not yet official. In addition, PKB certainly supports Prabowo Subianto because he is a member of the Greater Indonesia Awakening Coalition (KKIR). He said PKB was still preparing the Prabowo Subianto vice presidential candidate. "Then, now those who are already inclined, strongly tend to support Prabowo are PAN. And, what I know is because I am also present, from Golkar," said Hashim.

Apart from the four parliamentary parties, said Hashim, several parties outside parliament also support Prabowo, namely the Crescent Star Party (PBB) which has officially supported Prabowo in the 2024 presidential election. Then, the Gelora Party led by Fahri Hamzah and Anis Matta behind closed doors supports Prabowo, although it has not yet been declared. "Two parties outside parliament, I heard the Labor Party too, but that has not been confirmed. And PSI, but PSI also has not confirmed it. I think that's it," said Hashim.