Prabowo Subianto 2024 presidential campaign

Prabowo Subianto for President
Campaigned for2024 Indonesian presidential election
CandidatePrabowo Subianto
Chairman of Gerindra (2014–present)
Minister of Defense (2019–2024)
Gibran Rakabuming Raka
Mayor of Surakarta (2021–2024)
AffiliationAdvanced Indonesia Coalition
StatusRegistered:
25 October 2023
Authorized:
13 November 2023
Won election:
20 March 2024
Inaugurated:
20 October 2024
Key peopleChief executive:
Rosan Roeslani
Secretary:
Nusron Wahid
Slogan
  • Bersama Indonesia Maju
    (Together Indonesia Advances)
  • Menuju Indonesia Emas
    (Towards a Golden Indonesia)
Websiteprabowogibran2.id

Prabowo Subianto's presidential campaign in 2024 supported his third bid for the presidency of Indonesia in the 2024 Indonesian presidential election, following his losses to Joko Widodo in the 2014 and 2019 Indonesian presidential election, respectively.

Timeline

Pre-registration

For his third bid, Prabowo's party, Gerindra, formed a coalition with the National Awakening Party on 18 June 2022. The coalition was named the Great Indonesia Awakening Coalition (Indonesian: Koalisi Kebangkitan Indonesia Raya, abbrev: KKIR).[1] On 7 January 2023, the office exercised his presidential campaign' mission, named as Gerindra Presidential Election-winning Agency, was inaugurated.[2] On 23 January 2023, the coalition joint secretariat was inaugurated.[3]

On 28 August 2023, the coalition was renamed to Advanced Indonesia Coalition (Indonesian: Koalisi Indonesia Maju, abbrev: KIM),[4] having a similar name to his previous rival Joko Widodo's coalition, the Onward Indonesia Coalition (Indonesian: Koalisi Indonesia Maju, abbrev: KIM). Muhaimin Iskandar, chairman of National Awakening Party, unaware of this change, concluded that KKIR is now technically disbanded on 29 August 2023.[5] Then, the National Awakening Party withdrew their supports to Prabowo Subianto on 1 September 2023,[6] and instead, declared support for his rival, Anies Baswedan, with Muhaimin Iskandar declared as Anies Baswedan's running mate for vice president by joining the rival Coalition of Change for Unity (Indonesian: Koalisi Perubahan untuk Persatuan, abbrev: KPP) on 2 September 2023.[7][8]

Running mate

Politicians named as possible running mates to Prabowo included Minister of State-owned Enterprises Erick Thohir,[9] Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto,[10] and Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil.[11] Following the Constitutional Court of Indonesia's controversial ruling in October, Joko Widodo's son and mayor of Surakarta Gibran Rakabuming Raka received Golkar's endorsement as Prabowo's running mate.[12] On 22 October 2023, Prabowo officially announced that Gibran would become his running mate.[13]

Coalition parties

Main article: Advanced Indonesia Coalition

Withdrawn support:

Endorsements

Main article: Endorsements in the 2024 Indonesian presidential election § Endorsements for Prabowo Subianto

Positions

  • Prabowo endorsed a free lunch program for Indonesian children, which would target over 80 million.[15]
  • The campaign supported a continuation of the previous administration's natural resource downstreaming policies.[15]

Controversies

Prabowo‐Gibran AI-generated portrait campaign billboard (taken on 24 November 2023)

Its controversial presidential campaign advertisement was reported by Indonesian Democracy Radar to Bawaslu (GESA) on 20 November 2023 due to alleged violations. The advertisement was first aired on 14 November, the day when presidential serial numbers were drawn, two weeks just prior campaign start on 28 November.[16] Also, the advertisement appears to feature children, although the campaign team claimed that those images were made by artificial intelligence.[17] The Indonesian Children's Protection Commission (KPAI) responded to the advertisement as a misuse.[18]

On 12 December, Prabowo went viral after his commentary about Anies Baswedan ethics by said "ndasmu etik" (English: Ethics, your animal head!) which is considered insulting him.[19] His spokesperson later stated that it was just a joke.[19]

On 26 December 2023, during his visit to Aceh, Prabowo stated that Indonesian government must pay attention to the interests of the people who still live under welfare rather than Rohingya refugees.[20]

Logistics

Prabowo Subianto's campaign spent 207 billion Indonesian rupiahs (13.22 million 2024 United States dollars), ahead of Anies Baswedan 2024 presidential campaign of 49 billion rupiahs but behind Ganjar Pranowo 2024 presidential campaign spendings of 506 billion rupiahs.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dirgantara, Adhyasta (21 June 2022). Rastika, Icha (ed.). "PKB Klaim Bentuk Koalisi Kebangkitan Indonesia Raya dengan Gerindra, Peresmiannya Tinggal Tunggu Waktu". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ Aryan, Muhammad Hanafi (7 January 2023). "Prabowo Resmikan Kantor Badan Pemenangan Presiden Gerindra, Siap Hadapi 2024". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ Iradat, Damar (23 January 2023). "Resmikan Sekber, Prabowo Sebut Gerindra-PKB Kian Solid Berkoalisi". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ^ Firmansyah, Teguh (28 August 2023). "Prabowo Umumkan Nama Baru Koalisi Jadi Koalisi Indonesia Maju". Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ Anggrainy, Firda Cynthia (29 August 2023). "Cak Imin: Saya Baru Tahu soal Koalisi Indonesia Maju, Berarti KKIR Bubar". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b Azmi, Faiq (1 September 2023). "PKB soal Koalisi dengan Gerindra: Namanya Bukan KKIR, Otomatis Cabut". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ^ Guritno, Tatang (2 September 2023). Ihsanuddin (ed.). "Nasdem-PKB Deklarasikan Anies-Muhaimin, PBNU Tegaskan Tak Dukung Siapapun Pada Pilpres 2024". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ Simanjuntak, Jonathan (2 September 2023). "PKB Gabung ke KPP, PKS Tetap Dukung Anies Baswedan". Okezone Video (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. ^ Putra, Erik Purnama (4 September 2023). "Erick Thohir Berpeluang Besar Jadi Cawapres Prabowo pada Pilpres 2024". Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  10. ^ Firmansyah, Teguh (12 September 2023). "Golkar Ajukan Airlangga Jadi Cawapres Prabowo, Bukan Ridwan Kamil". Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  11. ^ Raharjo, Agus (14 September 2023). "Waketum Gerindra Akui Ridwan Kamil Dipertimbangkan Jadi Cawapres Prabowo". Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  12. ^ Rahmawati, Fiqih (21 October 2023). Lestari, Vyara (ed.). "Alasan Golkar Usung Gibran Jadi Cawapres Prabowo, Berkaitan dengan Putusan MK?". KOMPAS.tv (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  13. ^ Dirgantara, Adhyasta (22 October 2023). Prabowo, Dani (ed.). "Prabowo Resmi Umumkan Gibran Rakabuming Raka Jadi Cawapres". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  14. ^ Firmansyah, Muhammad Julnis (8 January 2023). "Muhaimin Iskandar Tegaskan PKB Tetap Berkoalisi dengan Gerindra". Tempo. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  15. ^ a b Ritonga, Machradin Wahyudi (27 December 2023). "Prabowo Again Promises Free Lunch and Prioritizes Downstreaming". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  16. ^ DDG9912. "Iklan kampanye Prabowo Subianto - Gibran Rakabuming Raka (versi pertama, 2023)". youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Dilaporkan ke Bawaslu, TKN: Iklan Susu Prabowo-Gibran Tak Libatkan Anak-Anak". republika.co.id. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  18. ^ "Foto Anak Bersama Capres-Cawapres di Iklan Susu, KPAI: Jelas Ini Penyalahgunaan". merdeka.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  19. ^ a b Wiryono, Singgih (2023-12-16). Sari, Nursita (ed.). "Video Viral Prabowo Sebut "Ndasmu Etik", Jubir: 1.000 Persen Bercanda". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  20. ^ Anggrainy, Firda Cynthia (2023-12-26). "Prabowo soal Pengungsi Rohingnya Melonjak bagi Koperasi Pro-Jepang: Kita Utamakan Rakyat Sendiri". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  21. ^ "Dana Kampanye Rp 207 Miliar Jadi Sorotan, Kubu Prabowo Klaim Optimalkan Medsos". KOMPAS.id. 8 March 2024.