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PDI-P mum on Gibran’s fate amid party rupture
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In this picture taken on Oct. 19, 2023, Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the son of President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo, attends a public hearing with members of the regional council in Surakarta, Central Java. (AFP/Dika)
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has expressed its dismay at a move by its 2024 electoral rivals to pit Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, a prominent member of the party, against the PDI-P’s own nominee in the upcoming presidential race.
The party has, however, remained mum on the status of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s eldest son, who says he has surrendered his fate to the PDI-P leadership.
On Sunday, Gibran was announced by the Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM), led by the Gerindra Party, as the preferred running mate for presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto, a self-proclaimed successor to Jokowi.
Prabowo’s camp has until just before midnight on Wednesday to seal the deal, when the registration window for candidates for the 2024 presidential election closes.
If the duo becomes official, they will compete against the PDI-P’s pairing of former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo and Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD, who signed up for the race last week.
A third pair, former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan as the presidential candidate and National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Muhaimin Iskandar as his running mate, will also be running.
After weeks of guarded responses to rumors of Gibran jumping ship, the party aired its grievances on Monday.
