PAN Leader: Most Party Leaders Won’t Propose Cadres, Agree on Gerindra VP
Almost all political party leaders decided not to put forward their own members for the vacant vice presidency, agreeing instead to support a candidate from the Gerindra Party, Zulkifli Hasan announced on Sunday as reported by detikNews.
“Tadi saya mengatakan, kita PAN tidak (mengusulkan calon cawapres). Hampir semua ketum parpol tidak mengajukan kadernya. Kita sepakat dari Gerindra,” said Zulkifli Hasan, Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), in a video received by detikcom on November 15, 2026.
President Prabowo Subianto previously summoned coalition party leaders to discuss the vacancy following Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s resignation on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The ruling coalition parties received a one-week window for internal discussions before submitting a single name to the president, adhering to the framework of the MD3 law, according to the detikNews report.
The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) scheduled a plenary session to choose and inaugurate the new vice president for Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at the Parliament Complex in Senayan, Jakarta. MPR Chairman Ahmad Muzani said that the assembly will select one of two candidates officially proposed by President Prabowo Subianto, who holds a 14-day constitutional window to submit the names.
To oversee the process, the MPR established a 36-member verification team and an ad hoc committee to draft the official appointment decree. While the constitution permits a 60-day window to fill the vice presidential vacancy, legislative leaders opted to expedite the timeline to preserve administrative stability.
Gerindra Party official Sugiat Santoso emphasized that cabinet working efficiency remains the primary criteria for the two candidates, ensuring they possess the execution capacity to support presidential duties directly. The selected figures must understand strategic government initiatives spanning food security, energy, and downstream industrialization, while maintaining legislative synergy.
Constitutional law expert Jimly Asshiddiqie said that the 1945 Constitution does not mandate that the vice presidential replacement originate from a coalition party, clarifying a distinction between constitutional text and the explanatory provisions of the MD3 law regarding presidential nomination prerogatives.
“Belum. Sabar sedikit, seminggu lagi sudah ketahuan,” said Zulkifli Hasan, when asked about specific candidate names by detikNews on November 15, 2026.