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View all search resultsTalks about a potential merger between Gerindra and NasDem, two of the country’s five largest political parties, have recently emerged, a scenario that analysts said could alter the political landscape ahead of the 2029 presidential election and weaken prospects for opposition figures.
After a meeting with NasDem Party chair Surya Paloh, Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin told reporters he received several suggestions from the politician-cum-businessman in maintaining national stability and protecting the country’s sovereignty.
NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh reasserts that it would be unethical for the party to join President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet as the party did nto contribute to the President's electoral victory and instead backed a rival candidate, former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan.
The party’s deputy chairman, Saan Mustafa, said on Monday that it had made no attempt to have its members appointed to positions in Prabowo's incoming administration and that it would not participate in the president-elect's efforts to form a cabinet.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has made a cryptic remark about support coming and going in droves during a presidential tenure, fanning speculation that the outgoing leader is trying to consolidate support around him as his decade-long term in office is coming to an end.
NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh has given his strongest signal yet that his party is now considering calling off its early support for the reelection bid of popular former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan and instead exploring the possibility of endorsing his already heavily favored potential rival: Ridwan Kamil.
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