Prabowo rebrands his alliance 'team Jokowi'

Gerindra party chairman Prabowo Subianto (second right) and (from left to right) National Mandate Party chairman Zulkifli Hasan, Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto and National Awakening Party chairman Muhaimin Iskandar shake hands as they declare their coalition for the 2024 presidential election at the Proclamation Museum on Aug 13, 2023. - Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Presumptive presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has renamed his augmented electoral alliance after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo’s cabinet and has asserted it represents “team Jokowi”, as he seeks to portray himself as the popular president’s rightful successor.

Speaking at the National Mandate Party's (PAN) 25th anniversary event on Monday (Aug 28), Prabowo officially rebranded his five-way electoral alliance the “Onward Indonesia Coalition”, a name he borrowed from Jokowi’s Onward Indonesia Cabinet.