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Prabowo in good shape, Sandiaga Uno says
Speculation about Prabowo's health arose after he failed to show up at several scheduled campaign events.
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Presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno appear on stage during the first candidate debate on Jan. 18. Vice-presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno has assured the public that his running mate, Prabowo, is healthy. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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ice-presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno has assured the public that his running mate, Prabowo Subianto, is healthy in light of rumors regarding the latter's health.
“Thank God he’s healthy. He was just taking a break,” he said as quoted by kompas.com on Friday.
Speculation about Prabowo's health arose after he failed to show up at several scheduled campaign events. On Jan. 30, the presidential candidate canceled a speech he was to make during a meeting organized by Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), a member of the coalition backing his ticket, reportedly due to his health. He also canceled appearances at recent campaign events in Medan, North Sumatra and Aceh. The campaign team mentioned technical glitches as the reason behind the cancelations.
Sandiaga appeared alone at a campaign event at Demang Field in Wonosari, Yogyakarta, on Friday, but denied Prabowo was sick.
“He’s healthy, thankfully. Many people have been asking if he’s sick,” he said. (dpk/swd)
