Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) deputy secretary-general, Ahmad Basarah, said party presidential candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s running mate would be announced Friday.
“It will be announced on May 16. So, let’s just wait,” said Basarah in a discussion in Jakarta on Monday as quoted by kompas.com. He refused to give further details.
The Democratic Party will announce its presidential candidate selected through its presidential convention on May 15, a senior party official has said.
Democratic Party spokesperson Ruhut Sitompul said there would be two or three names put forward to potentially fill a spot on a presidential ticket for the party.
The United Development Party (PPP) will form a coalition with the Gerindra Party to nominate the latter’s chief patron Prabowo Subianto as its presidential candidate, a decision reached in the party’s second national leaders meeting (Rapimnas) that ended on Monday.
“Finally, at 2 a.m. on May 12, the second Rapimnas PPP agreed to support Prabowo Subianto as its presidential candidate,” said PPP chairman Suryadharma Ali after the meeting’s closing ceremony in Jakarta early on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
Jakarta. Indonesian presidential frontrunner Joko Widodo has joined hands with the country’s most popular Islamic party, cementing the surprise resurgence of Muslim parties in this year’s election and possibly renewing their voice in the new government.
The National Awakening Party (PKB) on Saturday became the latest party to back Joko’s Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and his bid for president on July 9.
Makassar. The National Awakening Party (PKB) held a press conference on Saturday night to announce its support for Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and its presidential hopeful, Joko Widodo.
The PKB will join the National Democratic Party in Joko’s PDI-P-led coalition.
The support was declared in a press conference in Aryaduta hotel in Makassar, South Sulawesi on Saturday night. PKB chairman Muhaimin Iskandar was represented by the party’s central executive board (DPP) chief Marwan Jafar.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The United Development Party (PPP) has not yet reached a consensus on coalition with other political parties on the first day of its leadership meeting on Saturday.
"We have not yet reached consensus on the political party with which we are going to coalesce. We are not yet thinking of using the voting mechanism to decide it because we give priority to consensus first," PPP Secretary General Romahurmuziy said on Sunday.
The Indonesian Army (TNI AD) will deploy around 35,000 soldiers to assist the National Police before and during the July 9 presidential election.
"The Army will help the police maintain security during the presidential election. We have prepared our territorial forces from Babinsa to Koramil, Kodim, Korem and even Kodam," Army chief of staff Gen. Budiman said in Magelang, Central Java on Friday, as reported by kompas.com.
An Indonesian Party of Struggle (PDI-P) official said that Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's vice presidential candidate will be announced between May 10 and May 18.
"The VP candidate will be announced between May 10 and 18. The eventual nominee will be one names that have been mentioned in the media," deputy secretary-general Hasto Kristanto said in Denpasar, Bali on Friday, as quoted by Antara news agency.
The Home Ministry has started drafting a government regulation in-lieu-of law (Perppu) to improve the quality of this year’s presidential election, scheduled to be held on July 9.
General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Husni Kamil Manik said on Thursday that the ministry had summoned the commission’s secretariat-general to discuss the regulation.
Jakarta. Indonesian officials raced against time Friday to finish counting votes from last month’s legislative polls before a midnight deadline, as fears grew the announcement of the results may have to be delayed.
The final results are expected to confirm earlier unofficial tallies showing the main opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) won the biggest share of the vote, but with less support than expected.
Jakarta. The National Awakening Party (PKB) has announced its support for Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo’s bid for the presidency and will join a coalition with Joko’s party in the legislature.
“The PKB’s central board decided to support Joko Widodo in a plenary meeting which was held last night,” said Lukman Edy, deputy chairman of the PKB, as quoted by the state-run Antara news agency on Friday.
Golkar Party politician Priyo Budi Santoso failed to secure his return to the House of Representatives after the party only garnered one seat in the East Java I electoral district, which includes Surabaya city and the neighboring Sidoarjo regency.
The General Elections Commission (KPU), which was finalizing the vote count for the electoral district on Wednesday evening, said Golkar had only secured one House seat, namely for Adies Kadir, kompas.comreported on Thursday.
The Hanura Party remains undecided on whether it will form part of any coalition in the July 9 presidential election after the party’s national executive meeting failed to reach a consensus on which presidential candidate it will support.
The meeting gave the authority to party chairman Wiranto to decide which coalition the party would join.
Hanura executive Saleh Husin said party executives thought it was too early to make any decision regarding the formation of a coalition.
Jakarta. Two days ahead of the official announcement of the results of the April 9 legislative elections, the General Elections Commission (KPU) had finalized vote counting in only 18 provinces.
“There are 18 provinces [that have been finalized]. Actually, there are 20 provinces, but Central Java and East Nusa Tenggara each had one voting region that have not been finalized,” Ferry Kurnia Rizkiyansyah, KPU commissioner, said at the elections body’s offices in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Political parties have agreed that the country’s next president must uncover past human rights violations, with the first step being the establishment of a Commission on Truth and Reconciliation (KKR).
However, most of the parties have balked at the proposal to form an ad- hoc human rights court.
The limited support for the establishment of an ad-hoc court will, however, affect any efforts by the next president to bring cases of gross human rights violations to court.
Political parties have disputed the General Elections Commission’s (KPU) decision to rush the legislative election vote count process by limiting the right to challenge results in the regions.
The controversial move, they said, could jeopardize the legitimacy of the legislative election.
Since Monday, the KPU has limited the opportunity for political parties to file complains on the vote count data.
Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has taken an apparent swipe at Prabowo Subianto, one of the men vying to replace him, in a YouTube video warning Indonesians not to vote for a candidate espousing a nationalist platform through “dangerous promises.”
Yudhoyono did not mention the candidate by name in the video, uploaded by his Democratic Party, but warned against calls made by one of them to nationalize all foreign assets in the country.
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, initially planned to announce the running mate for its presidential candidate, Joko Widodo, on Monday, but decided to postpone the event until the General Elections Commission releases its official tally on the national vote of the legislative election, which is scheduled for May 9.
Surya Paloh, head of the NasDem party, confirmed a candidate had been nominated, but declined to give a name, according to reports by Investor Daily.
Golkar Party officials have played down public speculation that party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has sealed a deal to run as vice president to Prabowo Subianto, the founder of the Great Indonesia Movement, although some have also expressed support for the potential coalition.
“As of today, Aburizal is still a presidential candidate, just as has been mandated during the national leaders meeting. Should there be any changes in position or in the person, it should also be decided at subsequent meetings,” Golkar spokesman Tantowi Yahya said in Jakarta on Tuesday.
