Prabowo made the declaration at his residence in Jalan Kertenegara, Jakarta, Thursday night.
The declaration event was also attended by leaders of Gerindra, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).
It was earlier reported that Gerindra Party General Chairman Prabowo Subianto on Thursday is scheduled to declare Jakarta Deputy Governor Sandiaga Uno as his running mate in the 2019 presidential race.
Gerindra Party Deputy Chairperson Arief Poyuono gave this confirmation when contacted by reporters in Jakarta on Thursday.
"Sandiaga is not from Java. It is for the benefit of the Indonesian people. It is different, for instance, if AHY (Prabowo picked Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono), then it will be a Javanese-Javanese pair," Poyuono noted.
PAN at its National Working Meeting on Thursday night decided to support Gerindra General Chairman Prabowo Subianto as its 2019 Presidential candidate.
"From the submission of the aspirations of all PAN Regional Branches (DPW), we can read the conclusion that PAN will support Prabowo Subianto as the Presidential Candidate," said Chairman of the Central Executive Board of PAN, Yandri Susanto when reading the conclusion of the Fourth National Working Meeting of the PAN in the Hotel Sultan, Jakarta, Thursday night.
Reporter: Imam Budilaksono
Editor: Bustanuddin
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