Bahlil: Until now, Pak Jokowi has never said that he wants to join Golkar

Jakarta, VIVA – Golkar Party President General Bahlil Lahadalia said that until now Indonesian President Choko Widodo (Chokowi) had never expressed his desire to join the party with the banyan symbol.

Bahlil made this statement in response to the possibility that Jokowi and his eldest son and Vice President-elect of the Republic of Indonesia for 2024-2029, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, might join the Golkar Party.

“Until today, Mr. Jokowi has never said that he will join the Golkar Party,” Bahlil said at the Golkar Party DPP office in West Jakarta on Friday, September 20, 2024.

Bahlil then replaced Jokowi’s youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep, general chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (SSP).

Meanwhile, Gibran said, Bahlil still does not know which political party he belongs to.

“In his (Jokowi) family, Mas Kezang is the general chairman of the SEP. Mas Gibran, do you know his party so far? (No), the same as me,” he said.

Indonesian President Jokowi has previously admitted that he feels comfortable with the Golkar party, now led by Bahlil Lahadalia. He said that Golkar itself is cold.

Jokowi said this during his speech at the closing ceremony of the Golkar National Conference at JCC, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Wednesday evening, August 21, 2024.

Jokowi said: “When I see a banyan tree, it is really cool, it is naturally cool. Especially on hot days, it is cool and fresh under the banyan tree. Being under the banyan tree gives us more shade.”