Noticias

Parties blast KPU for limiting complaints

07 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

Political parties have disputed the General Elections Commission’s (KPU) decision to rush the legislative election vote count process by limiting the right to challenge results in the regions.

The controversial move, they said, could jeopardize the legitimacy of the legislative election.

Since Monday, the KPU has limited the opportunity for political parties to file complains on the vote count data.

Yudhoyono Warns Against ‘Dangerous Candidate’

07 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has taken an apparent swipe at Prabowo Subianto, one of the men vying to replace him, in a YouTube video warning Indonesians not to vote for a candidate espousing a nationalist platform through “dangerous promises.”

Yudhoyono did not mention the candidate by name in the video, uploaded by his Democratic Party, but warned against calls made by one of them to nationalize all foreign assets in the country.

PDI-P to Name VP Candidate After May 9

07 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, initially planned to announce the running mate for its presidential candidate, Joko Widodo, on Monday, but decided to postpone the event until the General Elections Commission releases its official tally on the national vote of the legislative election, which is scheduled for May 9.

Surya Paloh, head of the NasDem party, confirmed a candidate had been nominated, but declined to give a name, according to reports by Investor Daily.

Golkar Plays Down Gerindra Coalition Deal

07 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

Golkar Party officials have played down public speculation that party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has sealed a deal to run as vice president to Prabowo Subianto, the founder of the Great Indonesia Movement, although some have also expressed support for the potential coalition.

“As of today, Aburizal is still a presidential candidate, just as has been mandated during the national leaders meeting. Should there be any changes in position or in the person, it should also be decided at subsequent meetings,” Golkar spokesman Tantowi Yahya said in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Basuki to Become Acting Governor on May 18

07 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

Jakarta. Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama will step in as acting governor of the capital city on May 18 as Governor Joko Widodo begins a long leave of absence to focus on his presidential campaign.

Basuki said he would have no problem on taking the role.

“There’s nothing special about being left on my own to do the job. I will work as usual, I’ll call Jokowi,” he said. “The difference is now I can’t meet him every morning here at [the City Hall].”

Basuki says he has important decisions ahead of him when he steps in as the acting governor.

PDI-P Struggling to Maximize Jokowi Effect

06 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

Jakarta. Activists who fought for reformation in 1998 strongly rejected presidential candidates that have bad human rights records or those who supported former president Suharto’s regime, which was tainted with human rights violations.

Poengky Indarti, executive director of the Indonesian Human Rights Monitor (Imparsial), said some of the candidates that are running in the presidential race have negative track records, especially related to human rights.

Amid rifts, Hanura to decide on coalition partner this afternoon

06 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

Dozens of executives and provincial leaders of the Hanura Party are scheduled to attend the party’s national executive meeting in Jakarta, Tuesday afternoon, to choose the party’s coalition partners ahead of the July 9 presidential election, a party executive has said.

“Today’s national meeting will have only one agenda: to make a formal decision regarding Hanura’s coalition partners, nothing more,” party executive Sarifuddin Sudding told The Jakarta Post.

Aburizal discusses coalition with Prabowo

05 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

Golkar Party presidential hopeful Aburizal Bakrie discussed a possible coalition between Golkar and the Gerindra Party to win July’s presidential election in a meeting with the latter’s presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto, on Monday.

“It’s a return visit as Pak Prabowo had visited [Aburizal’s home] last Tuesday,” Golkar's central executive board deputy secretary general, Lalu Mara, said on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.

Monday's meeting took place at Prabowo’s home in Bojong Koneng village, Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, at 11 a.m. local time.

Election-related crimes could delay national tallying

05 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

The Elections Monitoring Agency (Bawaslu) said that stalled vote counting in some provinces was mostly due to alleged vote-rigging, not administrative errors.

Bawaslu chairman Muhammad said over the weekend that the agency had issued a recommendation to the National Police to launch an investigation into individuals allegedly responsible for election-related crimes that had caused vote-counting delays.

Kalla still awaiting news of Jokowi`s running mate

05 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Antara News

Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA News) - Former Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla confessed to still awaiting news from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) related to the announcement of the running mate of its presidential nominee, Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"We are going to talk about it later. We will see how it goes. I still wait and keep track of the progress," noted, Kalla, the chairman of Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), after inaugurating the new board members of the PMI, here on Monday.

Aburizal advised to drop presidential bid

03 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

A cofounder of the Golkar Party and members of sub-organizations have advised party chairman Aburizal Bakrie to abandon his presidential ambitions amid rumors that he might settle for the vice presidential ticket, allowing Prabowo Subianto to snatch the top job.

The murmurs gained momentum after Aburizal held a meeting with the Gerindra Party’s presidential nominee at the former’s house, which resulted in a commitment of political cooperation between Golkar and Gerindra ahead the July 9 presidential election.

TNI chief conducts ‘blusukan’ ahead of presidential race

03 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Moeldoko conducted an impromptu visit on Friday, now popularly known as blusukan, to several military commands in Greater Jakarta to check on the army’s preparedness in securing the upcoming presidential election.

In the morning, Moeldoko, along with his entourage and journalists, headed to the Army’s Special Forces (Kopassus) headquarters in Cijantung, East Jakarta.

Next govt must continue to militarily strengthen, says minister

02 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Friday that he hoped President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s successor would continue to bolster the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) weapon systems in accordance with the Minimum Essential Force (MEF) framework.

“The development of our defense under President Yudhoyono’s leadership has been very strong. I think this deserves people’s appreciation and the program should be continued by the next government,” Purnomo told The Jakarta Post.

Aburizal’s presidential bid must go ahead: Golkar youth

02 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

One of the Golkar Party’s wing organizations has urged party chairman Aburizal Bakrie to pursue with his presidential candidacy amid growing speculation that he has been mulling whether to “downgrade” his target and become a vice-presidential candidate.

The Indonesian Reform Youth Force (AMPI), one of Golkar’s several wing organizations, stated in a press conference on Friday that Aburizal should not succumb to the growing pressure to abandon his presidential bid.

PDI-P set to form alliance with PKB

02 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

An alliance between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the National Awakening Party (PKB) will be announced soon, a senior PDI-P politician said on Thursday.

“We are just waiting to make it official,” PDI-P deputy secretary-general Hasto Kristianto told The Jakarta Post, adding that there would be a meeting between PDI-P leader Megawati Soekarnoputri and PKB leader Muhaimin Iskandar.

Hasto claimed that both parties had a similar ideology and had long been close.

Hary Tanoe urged to resign from Hanura

01 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

Hanura Party central executive board chairman Yuddy Chrisnandi said many party members wanted Hary Tanoesoedibjo to resign from Hanura due to the party’s poor showing in the legislative election.

Hary Tanoe (HT), as the party’s campaign team (Bappilu) manager, was considered to have failed in carrying out his duties so that Hanura could rank only 10th according to quick counts.

Next govt must target eradication of corruption, says SBY

01 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says corruption eradication should be a priority of the new government, which will take shape after this year’s presidential election.

“We are aware there is a lot of work still to be done, like eradicating corruption that continues to occur in this country,” Yudhoyono said in his remarks during the opening of the 2014 National Development Planning Conference (Musrenbangnas) in Jakarta on Wednesday, as quoted by Antara news agency.

Female Workers Press Joko for Change

01 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Globe

Governor and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate Joko Widodo, popularly know as Jokowi, received a delegation of female workers on Thursday who handed him their “2014 black note” — a petition urging him to take action against workplace discrimination — as tens of thousands of workers took to the streets to mark International Worker's Day.

The workers, representing the Women’s Action Committee (KAP), said they had seen no significant progress for female workers during Joko’s time in office.

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