TEMPO.CO, Bogor – Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has voiced his firm support for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration. Prabowo said, as a non-government individual, that he was fully supportive of the country's executive body.
“I am committed to supporting our joint efforts. He [Jokowi], as the executive and we, as non-executives, have shared goals to alleviate poverty and preserve the country’s wealth,” Prabowo said at the Bogor Palace on Thursday, January 29, 2015.
President Jokowi has welcomed Prabowo’s initiative, saying he was convinced that Prabowo and his coalition would fully back the government.
“Pak Prabowo has already said it earlier. I think he will fully support the current government,” Jokowi added.
Prabowo was accompanied by Gerindra Party officials during the closed-door meeting, which lasted for around 30 minutes.
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