President Jokowi Dinner Together with Prabowo
When asked about the purpose of President Jokowi and Prabowo Subianto's meeting, Ari emphasized that the President and Prabowo were trying Indonesian cuisine. That said, the food at the restaurant is delicious.
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In the midst of the heated political climate leading up to the 2024 presidential election, President Joko Widodo dined with Defense Minister and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Friday, January 5th, 2023.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - Amid the heated political temperature ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election, President Joko Widodo had dinner with Defense Minister and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Friday (5/1/2024) evening. The meeting lasted for about an hour.
When asked about the purpose of the meeting between President Jokowi and Prabowo, Presidential Special Staff Coordinator Ari Dwipayana emphasized that the President and Prabowo tried Indonesian cuisine. “I don't know what he was talking about while having dinner. "They said the Indonesian food at the restaurant was delicious," said Ari when confirmed regarding the meeting.
The meeting between President Jokowi and Prabowo lasted for approximately one hour from 7:00 PM until 8:05 PM on Friday night. "It just ended," said Ari.
In a press statement Friday afternoon, regarding claims by certain parties that President Jokowi supported one of the candidate pairs in the 2024 presidential election, Ari said that the President was still focused on work. "The President remains focused on working and ensuring that the benefits of the implementation of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet's strategic programs are truly delivered to the public," said Ari.
The eldest son of the President, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, has been nominated as a vice presidential candidate running alongside Prabowo Subianto. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which is the party that supported President Jokowi, is supporting the presidential and vice-presidential candidates Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD for the 2024 Presidential Election.
Presidential Special Staff Coordinator Ari Dwipayana provided a press statement at the State Secretariat Ministry Building in Jakarta, on Friday (5/1/2024).
Next week, the President is scheduled to make a foreign visit, so it is highly likely that he will not attend the celebration of the anniversary of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). Previously, the President always attended PDI-P's anniversary event. Ari Dwipayana emphasized that the plan for President Jokowi's overseas trip is not intended to avoid the PDI-P anniversary which will be held on January 10, 2024.
"There are plans to go to several ASEAN countries, but the certainty is that I will update again later," said Ari at the Ministry of State Secretariat Building, Jakarta, Friday afternoon.
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Ari also could not confirm whether the President has received an invitation to attend the 51st anniversary of PDI-P. "No (avoidance), I'm sure there is already a plan that has been arranged. Let's congratulate on the anniversary,” said Ari.
When asked about the truthfulness of President Jokowi's support for presidential candidate Prabowo, the General Chairman of the Pro Jokowi Volunteers (Projo), Budi Arie Setiadi, stated that the President's support is already clear. "Why clarify something that's already clear, right? Something that is already clear doesn't need to be clarified again," said Budi Arie at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta on Friday.
This was expressed by Budi Arie in response to a question regarding the claim of the Secretary of the Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team (TKN), Nusron Wahid, who said that President Jokowi supports candidate pair number 2. "Right, it's clear, it's time to clarify it again "The task of Kominfo is to make something that is not clear clear," said Budi Arie, who also serves as Minister of Communication and Information.
When asked about the truth behind President Jokowi's support for presidential candidate Prabowo, the Chairman of Pro Jokowi Volunteers (Projo), Budi Arie Setiadi, stated that President Jokowi's support was already clear. Budi Arie revealed this at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta on Friday (5/1/2023).
When asked why President Jokowi did not support the Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD pair supported by PDI-P, Budi asked the media to directly ask President Jokowi. ”The period that was asked, is clear. "Just ask Mr Jokowi," said Budi Arie.
Budi Arie emphasized that President Jokowi's support does not mean that the government will not be neutral in the upcoming elections. "No, it remains aja (neutral), because, you know, you don't use state facilities here. So, it's neutral," he said.
When asked about President's claim of support for Prabowo, the Chairman of Golkar, Airlangga Hartarto, also responded that President Jokowi's support was clear. "It's clear, no need for translation. Thank you," said Airlangga at the Presidential Palace Complex, on Friday.
