HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON FRIDAY

Jakarta, April 24 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Friday.

The Jakarta Post
GOLKAR LOOKS THE OTHER WAY

Coming out beaming from the Golkar Party's leaders' meeting, chairman and new presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla immediately headed for evening talks with his main potential ally, the PDI-P.

Jakarta Globe
GOLKAR'S KALLA NOD SETS OFF FLURRY OF TALKS

Making concrete what had been in the wind, the Golkar Party officially declared its chairman, Vice president Jusuf Kalla, its presidential candidate on Thursday, despite opposition from inside the party.

Media Indonesia
JK SOLE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF GOLKAR

The special national leadership meeting of the Golkar Party has decided to nominate Jusuf Kalla (JK) as the presidential candidate of the party in the presidential elections on July 8, 2009.

Republika
GOLKAR, PDIP APPROACH EACH OTHER

The Coalition map has changed totally after the Golkar special leadership meeting decided to nominate its chairman, Jusuf Kalla as a presidential candidate in the upcoming presidential elections 2009.

Kompas
SBY DOES NOT WANT GOLKAR CADRE

The decision of the Golkar's party to nominate Jusuf Kalla as a presidential candidate has changed the coalition map of political parties. The Golkar Party is approaching the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, while the Democratic party has stated it would not choose a Golkar cadre to be the vice presidential candidate of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.