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Thu, 08/13/2009 - 20:58
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PDIP YET TO DETRMINE ITS POST-ELECTION STANCE
Jakarta, Aug 13 (ANTARA) - The Indonesia Democratic Party- Struggle (PDIP) is still considering whether it will become an opposition party or coalesce with the government, following its defeat in the recent general elections.
"The party will decide about it in due course of time. Just wait and see," the chairman of the party's faction in the House of Representatives (DPR), Tjahyo Kumolo, said at the parliament building here on Thursday.
The party became strongest party in the 1999 general elections in which it beat Golkar and 47 other parties but it failed to win the legislative as well as presidential elections in 2004.
The party again suffered defeats in the legislative and presidential elections this year. The party came in third after Golkar in vote collection in the legislative election in April which was won by the Democratic Party (PD). The party's chairperson, Megawati Soekarnoputri, later also lost the presidential race to the Democratic Party's candidate, incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Tjahyo said the party had not yet decided whether it would remain an opposition party or become part of the new government by coalescing with the Democratic Party.
"We still have to talk about it," he said.
Tjahjo, who is the head of the party's success team for the recent elections, said PDIP had not yet decided whether it would become an opposition party or part of the coalition by putting its cadres in the new cabinet.
"Until now PDIP is still consistent as an opposition party in line with the decision made by the party at its 6th national conference. We will remain an opposition party until the end of the term of the current government on October 20, 2009," he said.
After that PDIP would discuss the political stance it would take. Tjahjo said what was important for the party was maintaining its pro-people spirit.
"It is how the party will maintain its soul by continuing to be critical about political decisions that are not pro-people," he said.
He said the stance must not change. "We will maintain it so that it will not change," he said.***
"The party will decide about it in due course of time. Just wait and see," the chairman of the party's faction in the House of Representatives (DPR), Tjahyo Kumolo, said at the parliament building here on Thursday.
The party became strongest party in the 1999 general elections in which it beat Golkar and 47 other parties but it failed to win the legislative as well as presidential elections in 2004.
The party again suffered defeats in the legislative and presidential elections this year. The party came in third after Golkar in vote collection in the legislative election in April which was won by the Democratic Party (PD). The party's chairperson, Megawati Soekarnoputri, later also lost the presidential race to the Democratic Party's candidate, incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Tjahyo said the party had not yet decided whether it would remain an opposition party or become part of the new government by coalescing with the Democratic Party.
"We still have to talk about it," he said.
Tjahjo, who is the head of the party's success team for the recent elections, said PDIP had not yet decided whether it would become an opposition party or part of the coalition by putting its cadres in the new cabinet.
"Until now PDIP is still consistent as an opposition party in line with the decision made by the party at its 6th national conference. We will remain an opposition party until the end of the term of the current government on October 20, 2009," he said.
After that PDIP would discuss the political stance it would take. Tjahjo said what was important for the party was maintaining its pro-people spirit.
"It is how the party will maintain its soul by continuing to be critical about political decisions that are not pro-people," he said.
He said the stance must not change. "We will maintain it so that it will not change," he said.***
