“Jokowi Reveals 7 Potential Vice Presidential Candidates for Ganjar Pranowo in 2024 Election”

Jakarta, CNNIndonesia —

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed a number of names that could potentially accompany Ganjar Pranowo as vice president in 2024 presidential election.

Some of the names mentioned include Prabowo Subianto, Mahfd MD, to Airlangga Hartarto.

“Kok I asked, many (which fit). There are Mr. Erick, Mr. Sandiaga Uno, Mr. Mahfud, Mr. Ridwan Kamil, Cak Imin, and Mr. Airlangga,” Jokowi said after the 1444 Hijriah Eid prayers at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Solo, Saturday (22/4).

The following is a brief summary of the 7 names of these figures CNNIndonesia.com:

Prabowo Subianto

Prabowo Subianto is the general chairman of the Gerindra Party. he also serves as the Defense Minister of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet.

Prabowo is an old player in the presidential election contest. he once ran for vice president for Megawati Soekarnoputri in 2009 but lost to the SBY-Boediono pair.

Reluctant to give up, in the 2014 presidential election he ran again with Hatta Rajasa. However, he lost to the Jokowi-JK pair.

For the second time, Prabowo has returned to fight Jokowi in the 2019 presidential election, but he bitterly had to suffer another defeat to the Jokowi-Ma’ruf pair.

It doesn’t stop there, facing the 2024 presidential election, he has also declared himself a presidential candidate from the Gerindra Party.

Now, the Gerindra Party has merged with PKB to form the Great Indonesia Awakening Coalition (KKIR).

Mahfud MD

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD is also included in the name revealed by Jokowi who has the potential to accompany Ganjar in the 2024 presidential election.

Mahfud MD is a professor of constitutional law from the Indonesian Islamic University (UII).

His name was also on Jokowi’s vice presidential radar in 2019. however, in the end it didn’t work and the figure of Kyai Ma’ruf Amin emerged.

He has held various ministerial seats, starting from the minister of justice and human rights and the minister of defense in the Gus Dur era, until now he is believed to be the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs in the Jokowi era

Mahfud also served as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court for the 2008-2013 period. replaced Jimly Asshiddique.

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