Cak Imin: PKB Realistically Supports Prabowo in the 2029 Election
General Chairman of the National Awakening Party Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar has stated that he has no plans to run in the 2029 presidential and vice-presidential election. According to the Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment, PKB will support President Prabowo Subianto’s leadership for two terms.
“Prabowo will still run in 2029 and he will still be very strong, so PKB must be realistic. If Prabowo runs, he will definitely win, and we support the winner,” said the politician often addressed as Cak Imin at the PKB Central Executive Board office in Jakarta on Friday night, 10 April 2026.
Muhaimin accompanied Anies Baswedan against two other candidate pairs in the 2024 election. That pair was defeated by Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Now Muhaimin has led PKB to become a supporting party for Prabowo and serves as a minister in the Red and White Cabinet.
Muhaimin only laughed when asked if he was aiming for the position to become Prabowo’s running mate in the 2029 election. “Oh, we’re not thinking about 2029 in terms of myself yet, the party first,” he said.
At the PKB internal halal bihalal event yesterday, PKB Deputy General Chairman Muhammad Hanif Dhakiri stated that the party has the aspiration to make Muhaimin president or vice president in 2029. To win the 2029 General Election, Hanif urged that the cadre development system in PKB be optimised to grow the party.
“As a party, we are not just going to survive but in the future we can continue to grow bigger, continue to achieve the targets that are our big goals, including making Gus Muhaimin president or vice president in the upcoming 2029,” said Hanif in his speech.
Hanif is optimistic that PKB can serve as a vehicle for preparing individuals to become leaders in the future. The former Minister of Manpower sees that political contests are not merely about popularity or logistical completeness, but also about who is most ready to lead.
“This is the empty space that PKB can perhaps fill to prepare cadres in various places who are truly ready to lead,” said this Deputy Chairman of Commission XI of the House of Representatives.