Airlangga Hartarto

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – After meeting President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in Solo, Central Java, Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto continued the friendly visit to the house of Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Golkar Party Aburizal Bakrie in the Menteng area, Central Jakarta, on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Prabowo’s visit to Aburizal Bakrie’s house took place in the context of an Eid al-Fitr gathering.

“Still in this Eid atmosphere, I also visit my brother and best friend, Bang Aburizal Bakrie, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Golkar Party,” said Prabowo on his Instagram social media account uploaded on Sunday, April 23, 2023.

The general chairman of the Gerindra Party also received a visit from the general chairman of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, at his residence in the Kertanegara area, South Jakarta. He also shared his reunion moments with Airlangga on social media. “And thanks to my friend Mr. Airlangga Hartarto, General Chair of the Golkar Party for coming,” said Prabowo.

On Eid al-Fitr, Saturday, April 22 2023, Prabowo visited Solo to visit President Jokowi’s residence. He admitted that he had no political talks with the former Governor of DKI Jakarta. “No talk is too political. Yes, even if there is, it’s impossible for me to tell you,” Prabowo said after meeting Jokowi.

Prabowo explained that his visit to Jokowi was in the framework of the Eid al-Fitr gathering. He said it was a tradition for his men to come to his boss. During the assembly, Prabowo admitted that he also reported developments regarding the security and defense situation.

“During the conversation earlier, I also reported on current developments. That is my duty. Just as I also met him when he was in Europe, I was also in Europe, I will report on the developments,” said Prabowo.

General Chair of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto and General Chair of the Golkar Party Airlangga Hartato. Instagram @prabowo.

PKB Calls Golkar to Join the Grand Coalition

Prabowo and two high ranking officials meeting Golkar Party occurred amid the issue of forming a grand coalition ahead of the 2024 General Election. Previously, General Chair of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar alias Cak Imin said the party coalition with Gerindra in the Great Indonesia Awakening Coalition (KIR), would add new members. According to him, the Golkar Party will join.

The party bearing the banyan tree together with the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the United Development Party (PPP) are partners in the United Indonesia Coalition, alias KIB. Cak Imin hopes that PAN and PPP will also follow Golkar’s steps to join forces to form a grand coalition with PKB and Gerindra.

“This PKB-Gerindra additional coalition has just been fixed by Golkar. Hopefully it doesn’t change. Later it will be followed by PAN maybe, PPP, and others,” said Cak Imin at the PKB DPP Office, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, April 18.

The idea of ​​a grand coalition sticking out is over President Jokowi approved the fusion of KIR and KIB. According to Jokowi, the two coalitions are suitable if merged. However, the former Mayor of Solo left the decision to form a grand coalition to each party chairperson.

Cak Imin said that the Golkar Party regularly attends meetings with PKB and Gerindra. He said that his communication with Golkar was intensive. “So far communication is intensive. What is clear is that the meetings will continue,” he said.

Muhaimin hopes that the grand coalition can strengthen the coalition that PKB and Gerindra have forged. As for the affairs of the presidential and cawapres candidates, he said, they would be discussed in the next round. “We hope that this coalition can further strengthen the PKB-Gerindra coalition,” he said.

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