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Presidential candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who is nominated by a coalition led by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), secured support from former West Java Governor Solichin GP on Thursday.

He said support from such an influential local figure would be essential for his presidential bid.

“West Java is particularly challenging. The race will be pretty tough here. With support from all of you and Pak Solichin GP, I’m sure that we will win here,” Jokowi said.

A number of Indonesian expatriates living in Egypt spoke with vice-presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla via video link on Wednesday, conveying their support for the former vice president who is the running mate of presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

"We are declaring an alliance of Indonesians in Egypt to show our support for Jokowi and Kalla to become Indonesia's next president and vice president," said a student via the video conference.

Jakarta. Two tickets running in Indonesia’s upcoming presidential election revealed the major compositions of their respective campaign teams last week; one is filled with a vast rank of veteran politicians plus retired Army generals, while the other is likely gathering an army of young intellectuals.

Le parti Afek Tounes a appelé dans la journée du jeudi 29 mai 2014  tous les responsables  à rendre des comptes sur ce  qu’il considère comme un échec  général dans la lutte contre le terrorisme notamment dans l’opération de Kasserine. 

Afek Tounes appelle Moncef Marzouki et le ministre de l’Intérieur Lotfi Ben Jeddou  à rendre des comptes et appelle à former une commission neutre et efficace pour élaborer un rapport  sur les stratégies nationales pour lutter contre le terrorisme dans un délai ne dépassant pas un mois. 

TELUK INTAN, May 28 (Bernama) -- Gerakan on Wednesday lambasted the DAP candidate for the Teluk Intan parliamentary by-election for what it described as her inconsistent stand on hudud.

The party's advisor, Datuk Chang Ko Youn, said Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud had at first defended DAP's position not to support hudud but in a later interview she had said she rejected hudud.

"Which is which?" he asked at a news conference.

In remarkable scenes late on May 27, opposition parties joined forces for the approval of an amendment to the Labor Law, which they were able to pass due to the absence of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies.

The proposed amendments were penned by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and were approved as most AKP deputies were absent. The AKP usually dominates the agenda of General Assembly sessions due to its parliamentary majority. 

In an interview with Press TV on Tuesday, Jawad Fairooz, a former member of the Bahraini parliament, said the ruling is biased as such verdicts in the Persian Gulf monarchy are issued by the direct order of the Manama regime.