Jokowi Urges Support for Prabowo-Gibran for Two Terms, NasDem Follows Chairman's Directive
NasDem Treasurer Ahmad Sahroni has responded to former President Joko Widodo’s directive to the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) to support the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka for two terms. Sahroni stated his party is currently focused on supporting Prabowo’s government.
“Supporting Pak Prabowo is mandatory until the end, backing the current administration,” Sahroni told reporters on Sunday (21/6/2026).
He noted that Prabowo will assess which political parties can be invited to cooperate for the 2029 presidential election. However, he stressed that NasDem is currently solid in its support for the Prabowo administration.
“Regarding future politics, Pak Prabowo will certainly evaluate which parties can work together to make this nation better and greater going forward,” he said. “For now, we at NasDem are solidly supporting President Prabowo’s administration.”
Sahroni added that his party has not yet discussed the 2029 presidential election, but all cadres will follow the direction of NasDem Chairman Surya Paloh.
“We haven’t discussed it at all; we follow the chairman Bang Surya’s direction. But the chairman’s current instruction is that we must support the government,” he said.
Earlier, DPP PSI Chairman Bestari Barus said the seventh President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, had asked his party and sympathisers to support the Prabowo-Gibran administration. Bestari dismissed speculation of a dual leadership, following Jokowi’s plan to travel around Indonesia.
“He told us that we were asked to support Pak Prabowo-Gibran, even for two terms. So there is no slander about two suns. How can there be two suns? That’s nonsense,” Bestari told reporters on Friday (18/6).
Bestari revealed the message after meeting with Kaesang Pangarep’s father in Solo on Thursday morning. He said Jokowi reminded them to maintain internal harmony and support the current Prabowo-Gibran administration.