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JAKARTA – Golkar Party General Chairman Airlangga Hartarto has said there is still a chance to join National Mandate Party (PAN) Chairman Zulkifli Hasan as presidential and presidential candidates. vice-presidency in the 2024 elections.

“The possibility is still there,” he said at the Golkar DPP office, Jakarta, Antara on Sunday, June 4.

This was conveyed by Airlangga when asked about the possibility of a Golkar and PAN coalition, which could nominate a pair of presidential/vice-presidential candidates.

Currently, Golkar, PAN and the United Development Party (PPP) are still members of the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB). However, the PPP declared Ganjar Pranowo as its presidential candidate, following the PDI Perjuangan.

“The coalition (KIB) is still communicating, even last night we communicated with Mr. Zulhas, so communication continues,” Airlangga said.

Regarding the decision of the KIB, he said, the coalition would always decide in time. In addition, Golkar and KIB continue to communicate with other political parties.

For your information, the registration of presidential and vice-presidential candidates is scheduled from October 19 to November 25, 2023.

Based on Law Number 7 of 2017 relating to Elections (Electoral Law), the presidential and cawapres pairs are nominated by political parties or coalitions of political parties participating in the election that qualify for election seats. at least 20% of the total number of seats in the DPR or the obtaining of 25 percent of the valid national elections votes in the previous members of the DPR.

Currently, there are 575 seats in parliament, so presidential and vice-presidential candidates in the 2024 presidential election must have the support of at least 115 seats in the RPD RI. Candidate pairs may also be carried by political parties or a combination of political parties participating in the 2019 election with a minimum total of 34,992,703 valid votes.

Tag: political news for the presidential election of 2024, airlangga hartarto, golkar