Jakarta. Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto recently said Indonesia had a bright future ahead, while also reminding the people to not fall for fear-mongering narratives. 

“We have a bright future ahead. If anyone tries to scare the people, don’t listen to them,” Prabowo said in Semarang on Sunday.

Prabowo alleged that other countries wanted Indonesia to remain poor, thus spreading fearful descriptions of Indonesia’s future. 

“Don’t tell me the narratives are spread by henchmen for foreign countries who want Indonesia to remain poor. [These fear-mongering attempts] have been there from the very beginning. They are always exploiting our abundant [resources],” Prabowo, whose running mate is Gibran Rakabuming Raka, said. 

Prabowo said his coalition --the Onward Indonesia Coalition-- as well as President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo would not want Indonesia to be under another country’s control.

“Mr. Jokowi, Mr. SBY [former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono], Prabowo Subianto, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the Onward Indonesia Coalition would not want Indonesia to be the victim of other countries. We don’t want that,” Prabowo said.

This is why the upcoming election matters to choose a leader who is brave enough to make Indonesia stand on two feet, according to Prabowo.

“This year’s election matters a lot. Many forces want Indonesia to break up and remain weak. They don’t want Indonesia to be an advanced country,” the candidate said.

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