Surya Paloh States President Prabowo Must Not Fail to Lead Indonesia

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Surya Paloh, the Chairman of the NasDem Party, emphasized that President Prabowo Subianto must not fail in leading Indonesia.

This statement was made by Surya during his speech at the 15th anniversary celebration of the NasDem Party at NasDem Tower, Cikini, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday (11/11/2026).

Surya stated that NasDem is committed to remaining loyal to the constitution and the elected leadership.

"President Prabowo must not fail! I repeat, President Prabowo must not fail! Even the presidents who follow Prabowo must not fail to govern this country," said Surya Paloh during his speech on Wednesday.

According to Surya, Indonesia possesses a wealth of potential that should serve as a foundation for realizing the nation's aspirations.

This potential includes a strategic geographic position, abundant mineral resources, a large population, as well as climatic and soil conditions that support development.

However, he noted that Indonesia has not yet fully realized the hopes shared by all due to excessive waste of the nation's energy.

"We waste too much energy in vain. We are caught up in trivial matters, throwing issues at one another, and losing our strategic position to meet bigger challenges, that is, our competition with other nations," Surya stated.

For this reason, Surya hopes that all elements of the nation can strengthen synergy and consolidation to support Indonesia's development under Prabowo's leadership.

He believes that Indonesia still has significant opportunities for growth if all of the nation's strengths can work together and leverage each other's capabilities.

"If we consistently leverage all of our abilities, creating synergy among us, multiplying all the consolidation we have, God willing, Indonesia should rightly maintain hope and optimism for the future," he said.