Zulhas Encourages Gerindra Cadre to Be Prabowo's Vice Presidential Candidate, Not PAN

BOGOR, KOMPAS.com - Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas), the Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), stated that his party is supporting a candidate from the Gerindra Party to replace Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

"Yes, if we could perhaps it would be a friend from Gerindra," Zulhas said after a meeting of party chairpersons with President Prabowo Subianto at the Bogor Palace in West Java on Friday (13/11/2026) evening.

Zulhas explained that Prabowo had actually requested each party to propose candidate names for the vice presidency.

However, he decided that PAN would not put forward its own candidate for the vice presidency.

"Whoever it will be as Vice President is up to him. The National Mandate Party has no candidates moving forward, none at all. It’s up to him," he stated.

"But, he mentioned earlier that we will be given one week to discuss internally who might be suggested, although ultimately it’s all up to the President. Although, just to note, there won't be any candidates from PAN," Zulhas added.

Previously, the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) of the Republic of Indonesia decided to send a letter to President Prabowo Subianto on Friday (13/11/2026), requesting two names for the vice presidential candidates to replace Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who has stepped down.

"The joint meeting decided that today the leadership of the People's Consultative Assembly will send a letter to the President of the Republic of Indonesia to immediately submit two names of vice presidential candidates to be verified by the verification team, the MPR verification team," said MPR Chairman Ahmad Muzani during a press conference at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Friday.

The requirements regarding the timing for submitting two vice presidential candidates are also regulated in Article 136 paragraph (1) of MPR Regulation No. 1 of 2024 regarding Procedure Regulations.

This regulation states that the President must propose two vice presidential candidates along with the necessary requirements to the MPR leadership no later than 14 days before the MPR plenary session is held.