Noticias

Hatta Steps Down to Join Prabowo’s Presidential Ticket

13 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

Jakarta. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa on Tuesday announced his resignation from the cabinet to run alongside Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto.

“According to the regulations, public officials such as ministers have to resign from their positions if they want to join the presidential and vice presidential elections. I have received the president’s blessing,” Hatta said at a press conference in Jakarta.

He said he submitted his resignation yesterday and spoke to the president in person earlier today.

PDI-P mulls coalition with Hanura

12 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering inviting the Hanura Party to join a coalition it has formed with two other parties – the NasDem Party and the National Awakening Party (PKB) – ahead of the upcoming presidential race.

PDI-P deputy secretary general Ahmad Basarah said his party had kept the option for a coalition with Hanura ‘on the table’ due to their mutual cooperation platform.

Women may get 79 House seats, fewer than 2009: Researchers

12 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

Women may get 79 or 14 percent of the total seats in the House of Representatives following April's legislative election; a figure that was lower than the historic high of 18 percent or 103 seats in the 2009 election, researchers said Monday.

This is despite more women candidates, accounting for 37 percent or 2,467 of the total 6,619 candidates, contesting the 560 House seats.

Jokowi’s running mate to be announced Friday

12 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) deputy secretary-general, Ahmad Basarah, said party presidential candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s running mate would be announced Friday.

“It will be announced on May 16. So, let’s just wait,” said Basarah in a discussion in Jakarta on Monday as quoted by kompas.com. He refused to give further details.

PPP backs Prabowo

12 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

The United Development Party (PPP) will form a coalition with the Gerindra Party to nominate the latter’s chief patron Prabowo Subianto as its presidential candidate, a decision reached in the party’s second national leaders meeting (Rapimnas) that ended on Monday.

“Finally, at 2 a.m. on May 12, the second Rapimnas PPP agreed to support Prabowo Subianto as its presidential candidate,” said PPP chairman Suryadharma Ali after the meeting’s closing ceremony in Jakarta early on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.

In Indonesia, Moderate Islamic Party Returns to Political Center Stage

12 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

Jakarta. Indonesian presidential frontrunner Joko Widodo has joined hands with the country’s most popular Islamic party, cementing the surprise resurgence of Muslim parties in this year’s election and possibly renewing their voice in the new government.

The National Awakening Party (PKB) on Saturday became the latest party to back Joko’s Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and his bid for president on July 9.

Joko Praises PKB for Coalition Support

11 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

Makassar. The National Awakening Party (PKB) held a press conference on Saturday night to announce its support for Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and its presidential hopeful, Joko Widodo.

The PKB will join the National Democratic Party in Joko’s PDI-P-led coalition.

The support was declared in a press conference in Aryaduta hotel in Makassar, South Sulawesi on Saturday night. PKB chairman Muhaimin Iskandar was represented by the party’s central executive board (DPP) chief Marwan Jafar.

PPP yet to achieve consensus on coalition

11 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Antara News

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The United Development Party (PPP) has not yet reached a consensus on coalition with other political parties on the first day of its leadership meeting on Saturday.

"We have not yet reached consensus on the political party with which we are going to coalesce. We are not yet thinking of using the voting mechanism to decide it because we give priority to consensus first," PPP Secretary General Romahurmuziy said on Sunday.

Army to deploy 35,000 soldiers for presidential election

09 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

The Indonesian Army (TNI AD) will deploy around 35,000 soldiers to assist the National Police before and during the July 9 presidential election.

"The Army will help the police maintain security during the presidential election. We have prepared our territorial forces from Babinsa to Koramil, Kodim, Korem and even Kodam," Army chief of staff Gen. Budiman said in Magelang, Central Java on Friday, as reported by kompas.com.

Jokowi's VP candidate to be announced soon

09 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

An Indonesian Party of Struggle (PDI-P) official said that Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's vice presidential candidate will be announced between May 10 and May 18.

"The VP candidate will be announced between May 10 and 18. The eventual nominee will be one names that have been mentioned in the media," deputy secretary-general Hasto Kristanto said in Denpasar, Bali on Friday, as quoted by Antara news agency.

Govt drafts Perppu for better elections

09 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

The Home Ministry has started drafting a government regulation in-lieu-of law (Perppu) to improve the quality of this year’s presidential election, scheduled to be held on July 9. 

General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Husni Kamil Manik said on Thursday that the ministry had summoned the commission’s secretariat-general to discuss the regulation.

Indonesia Races to Count Parliamentary Poll Results

09 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

Jakarta. Indonesian officials raced against time Friday to finish counting votes from last month’s legislative polls before a midnight deadline, as fears grew the announcement of the results may have to be delayed.

The final results are expected to confirm earlier unofficial tallies showing the main opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) won the biggest share of the vote, but with less support than expected.

PKB to Support Joko Widodo Presidency: Antara

09 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

Jakarta. The National Awakening Party (PKB) has announced its support for Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo’s bid for the presidency and will join a coalition with Joko’s party in the legislature.

“The PKB’s central board decided to support Joko Widodo in a plenary meeting which was held last night,” said Lukman Edy, deputy chairman of the PKB, as quoted by the state-run Antara news agency on Friday.

Deputy speaker Priyo loses House seat

08 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

Golkar Party politician Priyo Budi Santoso failed to secure his return to the House of Representatives after the party only garnered one seat in the East Java I electoral district, which includes Surabaya city and the neighboring Sidoarjo regency.

The General Elections Commission (KPU), which was finalizing the vote count for the electoral district on Wednesday evening, said Golkar had only secured one House seat, namely for Adies Kadir, kompas.comreported on Thursday.

Wiranto to decide Hanura’s partner in coalition

08 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

The Hanura Party remains undecided on whether it will form part of any coalition in the July 9 presidential election after the party’s national executive meeting failed to reach a consensus on which presidential candidate it will support.

The meeting gave the authority to party chairman Wiranto to decide which coalition the party would join.

Hanura executive Saleh Husin said party executives thought it was too early to make any decision regarding the formation of a coalition.

No Final Vote Count as Friday Deadline Looms

08 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
Jakarta Globe

 

Jakarta. Two days ahead of the official announcement of the results of the April 9 legislative elections, the General Elections Commission (KPU) had finalized vote counting in only 18 provinces.

“There are 18 provinces [that have been finalized]. Actually, there are 20 provinces, but Central Java and East Nusa Tenggara each had one voting region that have not been finalized,” Ferry Kurnia Rizkiyansyah, KPU commissioner, said at the elections body’s offices in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Future president must uncover rights abuses

07 Mayo 2014
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

Political parties have agreed that the country’s next president must uncover past human rights violations, with the first step being the establishment of a Commission on Truth and Reconciliation (KKR).

However, most of the parties have balked at the proposal to form an ad- hoc human rights court. 

The limited support for the establishment of an ad-hoc court will, however, affect any efforts by the next president to bring cases of gross human rights violations to court. 

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