Suara.com – The presidential candidate of the Coalition for Change for Unity (KPP) Anies Baswedan admitted that in his meeting with the chairman of the Democratic Party’s Supreme Council, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), he no longer discussed internal coalition issues and also did not discuss the cawapres figure.
He made this statement after meeting with SBY at Puri Cikeas, Bogor, West Java on Friday (25/8/2023) evening.
“As for what was discussed earlier, we have discussed the strategic aspects, the steps we need to anticipate, what we need to work on in the months ahead up to February,” said Anies.
He stated that the discussions held with Team 8 of the Coalition for Change and SBY had more strategic steps going forward.
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“So the conversation is no longer discussing internal matters of the coalition parties but has been talking about how we move forward,” he continued.
Meanwhile, Anies said, during the meeting he also no longer discussed the candidate for the vice president.
“Not anymore. We didn’t talk about names, we didn’t talk about all of that. We’ve talked more ahead, namely about the next steps,” he said.
Furthermore, Anies also admitted that he was grateful that the Change Coalition for Unity (KPP) was united and solid. He emphasized that his coalition is ready to make efforts to face the 2024 elections.
“So we feel grateful that the coalition for change for unity is united, solid, and God willing, it is a sign that the message to the public is that we are striving for an Indonesia that is more advanced, that is more just, is being held, is being seriously pursued by this coalition of three parties,” he concluded.
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This meeting lasted for approximately 3 hours. The meeting took place behind closed doors, Anies was accompanied by the Coalition Team 8.