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PETALING JAYA: Despite the chaos of the PKR elections, especially in Selangor, the party’s elections chairman Datuk Johari Abdul has deemed it as “a success”.

In a press conference held at the party headquarters yesterday, Johari played down the reports of the irregularaties which led to the elections at 27 out of 198 divisions to be suspended.

He said the participation from the candidates and voter turnout was higher than the last party election in 2010.

The political map of the Sunni forces after the April parliamentary elections seems, at first glance, like an extension of the map before the election, in terms of the weight and influence of the forces. However, what has changed is that the Sunni political forces will be in a more awkward position than ever to describe what alliances they will make to form a government and how they will deal with the promises made before the election.

« Si tu veux connaitre la vrai face d’un homme, il faut lui donner le pouvoir ou l’argent ». Cet adage sied bien aux gestes de l’honorable

. Depuis qu’il a été élu député en Commune V du District de Bamako, Moussa Timbiné est devenu emphatique. Véritable perturbateur, à la limite irrespectueux et immature, il ne rate aucune occasion pour se faire remarquer lors des séances plénières à l’Assemblée nationale.

Le nouveau président RNI du parlement veut relever le défi de l’assiduité des députés et y met les moyens. Lors de la dernière réunion du bureau de la première chambre, il a été convenu d’instaurer d’autres mesures « incitatives » pour les élus. « Les cartes de train, généralisées à tout le monde, ne servent pas à grand-chose puisque tout le monde n’habite pas près du réseau ferroviaire », explique le président d’un groupe de la majorité. C’est pourquoi les frais de carburant ou les billets d’avion seront aussi pris en charge.

L’avenir de notre pays, son unité nationale, sa démocratie et sa stabilité dans une région du monde en pleines mutations incertaines, dépendra largement de ce qui se décidera lors de la prochaine élection présidentielle. 

Former Prime Minister Yıldırım Akbulut, who was considered Turgut Özal’s “yes man” when the latter was elected president in 1989, has said “coordination between the president and the prime minister is a must for the sake of the governing of the country.” 

A public opinion poll conducted by pollster the Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) has found that forty percent of voters have yet to decide who to vote for in the July presidential election.

LSI interviewed 2,400 respondents in 33 provinces with a margin of error of 2 percent from May 1 to 9, as reported by tribunnews.com.

"Based on various simulations, up to 40 percent of the general public are undecided on their choices for president or vice president," LSI researcher Adjie Alfaraby said on Tuesday.

Mohamed Omar Dalha, a Member of Parliament reported to Shabelle that he is calling on the Somali Federal Government to investigate the latest of claims of corruption among the government involving the Ministry of Finance.

Mr. Dalha said that the responsibility of the parliamentary finance committee is to monitor and track mass money withdrawals and verify that the sums are being used for official reasons only, to avoid corruption among politicians and other officials.

Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa are set to be announced as a presidential-vice presidential ticket at the National Mandate Party's (PAN) national work meeting (Rakernas), which will take place at the party’s central executive board office in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Head of PAN's central executive board, Viva Yoga Mauladi, who is also the party’s campaign team, said party chairman Hatta would be the Gerindra Party's presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto’s, running mate in the July election.