Cak Imin Admits Not Involved In Changes In The Name Of Prabowo's Supporting Party To Become An Advanced Indonesia Coalition

PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin) admitted that he was not involved in the decision to change the names of the coalition of the parties that carried Prabowo Subianto as a presidential candidate in 2024.

Previously, the coalition carrying Prabowo was named the Greater Indonesia Awakening Coalition (KKIR) consisting of the Gerindra Party and PKB.

Now, after the Golkar Party, the National Mandate Party (PAN), and the Crescent Star Party (PBB) joined their coalition, Prabowo said the party leaders agreed to change the name of the coalition.

"I also just found out. I have never (involved in discussion). Of course I will report to the party that the progress has changed. It means that KKIR has been disbanded, please," said Imin after attending the PAN 25th Anniversary event at the Sultan Hotel, Central Jakarta, Monday, August 28.

The change in the name of this coalition was reshuffled by the general chairmen of Prabowo's supporting party before the PAN Anniversary began. Unfortunately, at that time Imin was late and only arrived when the event had been held.

Cak Imin admitted that he had just been informed by Prabowo about changing his name to the Advanced Indonesia Coalition on the sidelines of the event.

To Cak Imin, Prabowo said that the decision to change this name was because their coalition parties were included in the government of President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.

"Because the parties that joined were part of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet. They said so. That's why I also just found out," he said.

In the PAN Anniversary event, Prabowo announced the new name of the coalition that will carry him as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election to become the Advanced Indonesia Coalition. Prabowo admitted that this was decided in

"Earlier we, the general chairmen, even though for a short time, Mr. Zul, Mr. Airlangga, Gus Imin, and Professor Yusril. We agreed to our coalition, we will name the Forward Indonesia Coalition," Prabowo explained in his remarks.

The name of the Forward Indonesia Coalition was previously used by the coalition that supported Joko Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin as presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2019 election.

After Jokowi defeated Prabowo in the 2019 presidential election contestation and served as President for the 2019-2924 period, Jokowi brought this name in his cabinet, namely the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet.