Three pairs of candidates for presidential and vice presidential candidates are ready to compete for ideas

Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka registered with the KPU. All candidate pairs stated that they were ready to compete with each other.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Tiga Pasangan Bakal Capres-Cawapres Siap Beradu Gagasan

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The atmosphere was filled with excitement as the prospective presidential and vice presidential candidates, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, registered for the 2024 Presidential Election in the Main Session Room of the General Election Commission in Jakarta on Wednesday (25/10/2023).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — By registering Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka as presidential and vice presidential candidates at the General Election Commission, Wednesday (25 /10/2023), meaning three pairs of candidates registered for the 2024 Presidential Election. All pairs of candidates stated that they were ready to compete with each other. However, in the midst of a competition that is predicted to be competitive, ideas are needed that can differentiate and show the authentic strengths of each pair of candidates.

Registration for participants in the 2024 presidential election which started Thursday (19/10/2023) ends on Wednesday (25/10/2023). Previously, the couple Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD registered on October 19 2023.

The potential presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, who is also the Defense Minister, and the potential vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is also the Mayor of Surakarta, Central Java, accompanied by all the party chairpersons in the Indonesian Forward Coalition (KIM), namely Gerindra Party, Golkar, Democrats, National Mandate Party, Indonesian Solidarity Party, Garuda Party, Crescent Star Party, Gelora, and Prima, were present at the KPU office on Wednesday.

After registering, Prabowo declared his commitment to ensuring that the elections are successful and conducted in a peaceful, harmonious, and familial atmosphere. To accomplish this, he and Gibran will compete with their ideas, vision, mission, and programs to continue Indonesia's development and lead the country towards progress and prosperity. "We will present the best program for the people. It is the people who choose," said Prabowo.

Previously, when delivering a speech at the Indonesia Arena, Gibran conveyed several programs that will be campaigned. These programs refine the programs that the current government has implemented with an emphasis on the interests of young people and santri. "I want to reveal several flagship programs, (one of them) being the endowment fund for pesantren which is mandated by Law Number 18 of 2019," he said.

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The vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka will deliver a political speech at Indonesia Arena, Jakarta on Wednesday (25/10/2023).

Prabowo-Gibran also designed millennial start-up credit to support innovation and technology-based businesses. The Healthy Child Card for the prevention of tengkes and the downstreaming of mining, agricultural and fisheries commodities will also be carried out by paying attention to the green economy and sustainability principles.

The prospective vice presidential candidate from the Coalition of Change, Muhaimin Iskandar, conveyed in a video statement that he and the prospective presidential candidate, Anies Baswedan, are ready to compete with all pairs participating in the 2024 Presidential Election with their ideas. According to him, by competing with each other's ideas among candidate pairs, the contestation will become more interesting, and the public can select a pair capable of bringing improvement for the nation.

"For us, the importance is in selling ideas, concepts, and programs that are truly needed by the people, especially the millennial generation," said Muhaimin.

Also read: Registration Closed, KPU Verifies Administrative Files of Candidates for President and Vice President

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Ganjar-Mahfud National Winning Team (TPN), Arsjad Rasjid, stated that in order to ensure inclusivity, the drafting of Ganjar-Mahfud's vision and mission involved a team from the TPN Expert Council. The TPN Expert Council then invited experts from various fields to contribute their ideas to the vision and mission. Therefore, he and the Ganjar-Mahfud team are ready to compete with other contestants in terms of ideas at any time.

"We are ready to discuss the ideas that we have prepared anytime. Because we want to establish ideas that are not just from Ganjar-Mahfud, but also belong to the Indonesian people," he said.

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The Chairwoman of the Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Puan Maharani, provided a statement to the press following a regular meeting of the National Campaign Team for Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD at the High End Building in Jakarta on Wednesday (25/10/2023).

The Chairman of the PDI-P Central Executive Board, Puan Maharani, conveyed her congratulations to Prabowo and Gibran for registering as presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate respectively for the 2024 Presidential Election. She mentioned that Gibran had previously said goodbye to his participation in the 2024 Presidential Election and would accompany Prabowo instead.

"There is no resignation (from PDI-P), no returning of the KTA (PDI-P membership card). Only a farewell to become Pak Prabowo's vice presidential candidate. Until now, I haven't seen Mas Gibran join any political party because he's only become a vice presidential candidate. He's not wearing a yellow shirt, not wearing a blue shirt, not wearing any shirt. However, earlier (when Gibran registered at the KPU), his shirt was light blue (the color of his coalition)," said Puan.

Puan claims that the relationship between Gibran and PDI-P, as well as President Jokowi and PDI-P, remains good.

High competition

According to Puan, the most important thing for TPN Ganjar-Mahfud currently is to maintain Central Java as the stronghold of Ganjar-Mahfud's support. She is not concerned if Prabowo-Gibran also aim to capture the same voting segment in the region. Ultimately, the decision lies with the people.

Gerindra's daily chairman, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, emphasized that KIM has prepared a winning strategy. Especially among the three pairs of candidates who will compete, the coveted voter niche overlaps.

Head of the Department of Politics and Social Change at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Arya Fernandes, stated that in the midst of stiff competition due to overlapping voter demographics, each candidate needs to strengthen ideas that can clarify their differences and strengths. Distinguishing ideas is also important, because according to him, the candidates have already been exposed too often. Therefore, the public needs new ideas from them.

Meanwhile, after registration, Chairman of the KPU Commission, Hasyim Asy'ari, stated that they will conduct administrative verification of the required documents from all three potential presidential and vice presidential candidates. A health check will be conducted for Prabowo-Gibran on Thursday morning, October 26th, 2023. "The final results of the administrative verification for the potential candidates will be determined by the KPU on November 13th, 2023, followed by the drawing of ballot numbers on November 14th, 2023," he said.

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Chairperson of the General Election Commission, Hasyim Asy'ari, provided a press statement prior to the health examination of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD, at Gatot Soebroto RSPAD in Jakarta on Sunday (22/10/2023).

On the other hand, Hasyim continued, the KPU has followed up on the Constitutional Court's decision on the requirements for presidential and vice-presidential candidates. The KPU has sent official letters to political parties to comply with the Constitutional Court's decision. In addition, the KPU has also submitted a request for consultation on the revision of the KPU Regulation No. 19 of 2023 regarding the Nomination of Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates to the House of Representatives' Commission II.

"Everything is done gradually, starting with an official letter, and only then do we submit a request for consultation," he said.

Yesterday, Rosan Perkasa Roeslani resigned from his position as Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises and Indonesian Ambassador to the United States. Rosan is ready to focus on serving as the Campaign Chairman for Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the 2024 election. (SYA/NIA/INA/BOW/ESA/DYT/NCA)