In the last few days the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais issued a statement supporting the Chairman of the Gerindra Party in the 2019 Presidential Election. In response, the Secretary General of PAN, Eddy Soeparno said that Amien Rais input is an important view to be discussed seriously in the internal party.
Nevertheless, the decision of who the candidate will be carried out will be decided in the National Working Meeting (Rakernas), according to AD / ART party. According to Eddy, the candidate who will be carried by PAN must meet several criteria. However, importantly, the candidate must be able to defend the people and defend the ummah.
"There are several criteria that will be carried PAN candidate as must have a firmness in action, pro-economic populist and that is not less important is close to the ummah.Among the figures we intertwine political communications there are some who meet these criteria Pak Gatot Nurmantyo included in between them, "Eddy said in Jakarta, in a release to Republika.co.id, Saturday (28/4).
Eddy who is also an expert in banking and finance is asserted does not mean Prabowo will be excluded in the stock candidates that will be carried PAN. Because after all PAN's desired criteria are also within Prabowo.
"Mr. Prabowo has long entered our radar, but in addition to meeting our criteria, we are testing the thesis that the public wants more options in the 2019 presidential election," he explained.
Nevertheless, Eddy admitted that the decision to support the presidential candidate can not be done only at the level of the Pimpinam Pusat (PAN) Council. But it should hear the aspirations and inputs of cadres at the level of the Regional Leadership Council (DPW), the Regional Leaders Council (DPD), to the level of twigs.
"We in the DPP can not decide unilaterally, therefore we wait for the moment rakernas our usung, whether the A, B or even C, while indicating the remains open opportunities for the formation of the third axis," said Eddy.