Many Proposals Of Gibran To Be Prabowo's Vice Presidential Candidate, Gerindra Says Will Be Discussed At The Coalition Forum

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

JAKARTA - A number of parties have proposed that Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka become a candidate for vice president to accompany Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 presidential election. Responding to this, Gerindra DPP Chairman Ahmad Riza Patria admitted that the proposed names including Gibran will be considered in the forum for the leadership of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition party. "The names proposed will be presented at the musyarawah forum led by the Indonesia Maju coalition party and decided together. God willing, we'll just have to wait," said Riza when met in South Jakarta, Sunday, October 8. Riza admitted that his party had accepted the proposal of President Joko Widodo's eldest son to accompany Prabowo. One of them is the General Chairperson of the United Nations Yusril Ihza Mahendra. "Besides that, there are also many volunteer organizations, Mr. Jokowi and supporters of volunteers who have also proposed Mas Gibran to become the vice presidential candidate, Mr. Prabowo," said Riza. However, not only Gibran was proposed to be the vice presidential candidate for the Gerindra General Chair. Each coalition party also offered the name of the vice presidential candidate for Prabowo. "In time, of course, it will be announced who will be, it can be proposed by Golkar, Mr. Airlangga. Mr. Ridwan Kamil from Golkar. It can be proposed from PAN, Mr. Erick Thohir. It could also be Mr. Mahfud MD. Mbak Khofifah's proposal is also circulating. Maybe something else," he explained. Previously, the Volunteers for the Solidarity of Young Ulama Jokowi (Samawi) declared support for President Prabowo Subianto because they were considered to have the ability to lead the Indonesian nation. In the declaration, the General Chairperson (Ketum) of Samawi Muhammad Nahdy said that Samawi supports Gibran as a vice presidential candidate who will accompany Prabowo in the 2024 presidential election contestation. "We also view that the demographic bonus must be responded to with real partiality to young people," said Nahdy in Jakarta, Saturday, October 7. In addition, the South Tangerang Gerindra DPC also proposed Gibran to be Prabowo's vice presidential candidate in the results of a branch coordination meeting (Rakorcab). The chairman of the South Tangerang DPC, Li Claudia Chandra, explained the reason for choosing Gibran Rakabuming, because he was considered suitable as a youth figure to bring Indonesia forward.

“ We propose Pak Prabowo Subianto as well as the advanced Indonesian coalition, Mr. Prabowo's deputy, Mr. Gibran. Because he is young, Indonesia is gold, Indonesia is advanced, ” Li Claudia Chandra told reporters in the Serpong area, South Tangerang, Sunday, October 8.