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YUDHOYONO EMBRACING GOLKAR, PDIP FOR POLITICAL SAFETY : OBSERVER
Jakarta, Oct 17 (ANTARA) - President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is keen on coalescing with the Golkar Party and Indonesian Democracy Party-Struggle (PDIP) because he wants to make sure he can run the country over the next five years without political trouble, an observer said.
"To ensure that his administration in the next five years will be stable and secure, political support in the executive as well as legislative branches must be made dominant," Muhammad Qodari, executive director of Indo Barometer, said.
He said the votes from political parties that were now coalescing with his Democratic Party (DP) totaled 314 or 56.07 percent of the House of Representatives (DPR) membership and this was not yet considered safe.
If one of the supporting parties reneged on its commitment to support him, Yudhoyono's power base in the parliament could drop to less than 50 percent and this was not safe.
Therefore, Qodari said, Yudhoyono was still making efforts to include the Golkar Party and the Indonesia Democracy Party-Strugggle (PDIP) in his coalition.
Golkar with 107 seats in the parliament had already agreed to support him but he still had yet to get the support of PDIP that had 95 seats in the parliament.
Qodari said Yudhoyono would still wait for PDIP's decision until Tuesday or just a day before the new cabinet was announced.
So far, Yudhoyono is being supported by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the Democrat Party (PD), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the United Development Party (PPP).
Considering that PDIP's chief Megawati Soekarnoputri had remained silent over Yudhoyono's overtures, Qodari predicted PDIP would choose to stay out the next administration.
He said if PDIP stayed out of the government while Golkar coalesced with the governemnt, the votes that would support the next government in the parliament could reach 421 or 75.17 percent while the votes outside the coalition, namely from PDIP, Gerindar and Hanura would total 139.
"With this equation, Yudhoyono's government in the next five years will be safe and stable," he said.
However, he said, in practical politics communications among the supporting parties could not be guaranteed to be always harmonious but could be dynamic in line with their respective interests.
He said ahead of the next general elections later in 2014 it was not impossible for the parties that now supported Yudhoyono to flirt parties outside them or for rivalry to happen among them.
"Political dynamics will always happen because every political party will always seek as much support as possible from its constituents." he said.***
"To ensure that his administration in the next five years will be stable and secure, political support in the executive as well as legislative branches must be made dominant," Muhammad Qodari, executive director of Indo Barometer, said.
He said the votes from political parties that were now coalescing with his Democratic Party (DP) totaled 314 or 56.07 percent of the House of Representatives (DPR) membership and this was not yet considered safe.
If one of the supporting parties reneged on its commitment to support him, Yudhoyono's power base in the parliament could drop to less than 50 percent and this was not safe.
Therefore, Qodari said, Yudhoyono was still making efforts to include the Golkar Party and the Indonesia Democracy Party-Strugggle (PDIP) in his coalition.
Golkar with 107 seats in the parliament had already agreed to support him but he still had yet to get the support of PDIP that had 95 seats in the parliament.
Qodari said Yudhoyono would still wait for PDIP's decision until Tuesday or just a day before the new cabinet was announced.
So far, Yudhoyono is being supported by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the Democrat Party (PD), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the United Development Party (PPP).
Considering that PDIP's chief Megawati Soekarnoputri had remained silent over Yudhoyono's overtures, Qodari predicted PDIP would choose to stay out the next administration.
He said if PDIP stayed out of the government while Golkar coalesced with the governemnt, the votes that would support the next government in the parliament could reach 421 or 75.17 percent while the votes outside the coalition, namely from PDIP, Gerindar and Hanura would total 139.
"With this equation, Yudhoyono's government in the next five years will be safe and stable," he said.
However, he said, in practical politics communications among the supporting parties could not be guaranteed to be always harmonious but could be dynamic in line with their respective interests.
He said ahead of the next general elections later in 2014 it was not impossible for the parties that now supported Yudhoyono to flirt parties outside them or for rivalry to happen among them.
"Political dynamics will always happen because every political party will always seek as much support as possible from its constituents." he said.***
