Jakarta –
Name of Mayor of Surakarta (Solo) Gibran Rakabuming Raka strengthened in the market for vice presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto. Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) Gerindra Fadli Zon believes that young figures are needed for the regeneration of leaders in the future.
“In that case, I think it will be a decision made by the chairman of the coalition political parties together with Pak Prabowo. I think for us whoever is decided will definitely be the best, yes. Moreover, this takes into consideration various issues and of course young people, young figures, that is indeed “is needed as regeneration for the next generation,” said Fadli at the Parliament Building Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday (10/10/2023).
Fadli said that Gibran was included in the discussion about Prabowo’s vice presidential candidate among party leaders in the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM). He said the selection of the vice presidential candidate will be carried out in the near future.
“So we don’t know yet, we’ll see who, including Gibran’s brother, I think is part of the discussion that will take place between political party leaders. In the near future I think there will be a decision,” he said.
Fadli said that his party was also waiting for the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the lawsuit regarding the age limit for presidential and vice presidential candidates. The Constitutional Court will read out its decision on October 16 2023.
“I think this is part of the discussion too, because it is also very decisive, I see. There are options, of course, including Mas Gibran, this is also the most important option, which has become an aspiration in the coalition, there are also those who others,” he said.
Previously, the Head of the Strategic Communications Agency or Coordinating Spokesperson for the Democratic Party, Herzaky Mahendra Putra, said that his party had heard that the potential vice presidential candidates for Prabowo Subianto had been narrowed down to four names. Mayor of Solo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, is one of the candidates.
“First, we heard that Mr Prabowo Subianto’s vice presidential candidate had four names,” said Herzaky in his statement, Monday (9/10).
Herzaky said the four names were Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto who was promoted by the Golkar Party, BUMN Minister Erick Thohir who was promoted by the National Mandate Party (PAN), Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka and East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa.
“Airlangga Hartarto who was promoted by the Golkar Party, Erick Thohir who was promoted by the National Mandate Party, Gibran Rakabuming, Mayor of Solo, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, Governor of East Java,” he said.
See also the video ‘A series of names of vice presidential candidates for Prabowo, Gibran to Mahfud’:
(fca/haf)
2023-10-10 11:21:32
#Gibran #Strengthens #Prabowos #Vice #Presidential #Candidate #Fadli #Zon #Talks #Importance #Regeneration
