TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Deputy Chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party Fadli Zon said that his party is waiting for incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his supporter to announce their vice president candidate for the 2019 Presidential Election. Gerindra will be waiting for the decision before its Chairman Prabowo Subianto announces the vice president candidate supported by the party.
"Gerindra [will make the announcement] later. Usually the incumbent will make an announcement first. During [Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s] time, he make an announcement one month earlier," Fadli said on Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Fadli said that if the incumbent has enough confidence, then Jokowi and the government coalition would announce their vice president candidate earlier. "Announce it soon, don't just talk about it," Fadli said.
Meanwhile, Jokowi the coalition supporting Jokowi is yet to decide on their vice president. Chairman of the People’s Conscience (Hanura) Party Oesman Sapta Odang, said that the coalition is yet to discuss the name of the vice president candidate for the 2019 Presidential Election. Oesman claimed that Hanura has not even proposed a vice president candidate name. "We haven't discussed it until now," Oesman said.
A number of political parties have declared that they joined with Jokowi’s supporter coalition for the 2019 Presidential Election, namely the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Functional Group Party, Hanura Party, National Democratic Party, and the United Development Party. However, the parties had not announced the name of a vice president candidate.
On the other hand, Jokowi’s competitor for the election remains unclear. Gerindra insisted that they will support its Chairman Prabowo Subianto. Whereas, Prabowo himself has not made any official declaration regarding his nomination in the 2019 Presidential Election.
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