Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board Bahlil Lahadalia appeared close before attending a plenary cabinet meeting led by President Joko Widodo in the Indonesian Capital City (IKN), East Kalimantan, today.
The moment occurred when the ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet were having breakfast before attending a plenary cabinet meeting. Airlangga Hartarto had just announced that he had resigned from the position of General Chairman of the Golkar Party, while Bahlil was predicted to advance as a candidate for General Chairman of the Golkar Party.
Both of them showed a gesture of closeness by embracing each other and giving thumbs up when asked to take a photo together.
After taking a photo together, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani invited Airlangga to chat with other ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet.
“Mr. Airlangga, talk to Mr. Airlangga, the problem is that if Mr. Airlangga is there, we will be photographed by journalists,” said Sri Mulyani.
Then, Airlangga also asked Bahlil to pull the chair to join them. “Pull the chair, Mr. Bahlil. Even the chair of the Chief of Police was taken by Mr. Bahlil,” said Airlangga, which was greeted by laughter from the ministers.
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“Put that stuff in,” answered Bahlil, who also laughed at Airlangga’s joke.
Sri Mulyani also joked again to Bahlil. “Last night he said ‘even my vote was taken’, said Sri Mulyani. “That thing went in,” said Bahlil again.
Airlangga Hartarto, who was elected as the General Chairman of the Golkar Party DPP in 2019 for a term until the end of 2024, chose to step down early for two reasons, namely wanting to maintain the integrity of the Golkar Party and maintaining a stable and conducive atmosphere during the transition period from the government of President Joko Widodo to the government of Prabowo Subianto as the winner of the 2024 Presidential Election.
Until now, Airlangga has not explained further the reasons for maintaining the integrity of the party. (Ant/P-2)
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