Mahfud MD Becomes Ganjar's Vice Presidential Candidate, Gerindra Is Ready To Fight Fairly

Prabowo Subianto (Nailin In Saroh/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party congratulated the election of Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD as the vice presidential candidate for Ganjar Pranowo who was officially announced by PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri. The party chaired by Prabowo Subianto respects the decision of the PDIP coalition to declare the Ganjar-Mahfud pair to run in the 2024 presidential election. "We congratulate the PDI on the struggle and its coalition party that proposed Pak Mahfud Md as a candidate for Vice President Mr. Ganjar Pranowo," said Gerindra Party Deputy Head Habiburokhman to reporters, Wednesday, October 18. Habiburokhman said the Forward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) carrying Prabowo Subianto was ready to compete with Ganjar-Mahfud fairly. According to him, Mahfud's figure is a good person. "He (Mahfud) is a good person and we also have no problem with him. We are ready to fight fairly with the couple," said Habiburokhman. "We hope that the contest can run peacefully, harmoniously and harmoniously," he continued.

Regarding Prabowo's vice presidential candidate, Habiburokhman did not want to divulge. He said the name would be announced in the near future. "Immediately. In these weeks," he said.