Prabowo Directs Parties to Discuss VP Candidates Within a Week
President Prabowo has instructed party leaders to internally discuss vice presidential candidates within a week, following Gibran Rakabuming Raka's resignation. The National Mandate Party (PAN) indicated it would not nominate its own cadres and signaled preference for a candidate from Prabowo's Gerindra Party.
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