Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, center, registers himself as candidate for the Democratic Party chairman during the celebration’s congress in Jakarta on March 15,2020 (B1 Photo/Carlos K.Y. Paath)
BY: CARLOS K.Y. PAATH
FEBRUARY 01, 2021
Jakarta. Democratic Party Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono declared on Monday that there have been efforts by officials in the inner circle of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to persuade leadership succession in the former judgment party.
Agus stated he had actually sent a main letter to the president looking for information.
” There is a political movement directed to takeover leadership at the Democratic Party that in fact is threatening the celebration’s sovereignty and existence,” Agus said at the party’s headquarters in Jakarta.
The oldest son of previous President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono included he received details from senior celebration members that a number of high-ranking authorities in the president’s “inner circle” were involved in the motion.
” I have actually sent a main letter to President Joko Widodo to get verification and information from him concerning this info,” he said.
Agus acquired the party’s chairmanship from his daddy in March last year.
The Democratic Celebration was the ruling party during Susilo’s presidency in 2004-2014 but has actually lost a commanding function in the House of Representatives since he retired.
The celebration presently has 7.8 percent of the House’s 575 seats.
There is presently no significant fight in between the Democratic Party and the judgment Indonesian Democratic Party of Battle (PDI-P) although they took a different position on several issues like Covid-19 reaction and the police handling of hardline group Islamic Protectors Front (FPI).
The Democratic Party backed Prabowo Subianto in the 2019 governmental election in spite of his last minute choice to ditch Agus in favor of business owner and Jakarta deputy guv Sandiaga Uno as a running mate.
Agus, 42, took early retirement from the Indonesian Military in 2016 for a brand-new career as politician and ran for gubernatorial election in Jakarta, but he stopped working to win.
Susilo was angered by Prabowo’s choice however the party had no choice after earlier failing to form a coalition with the Jokowi camp.
The nation’s election law requires any significant political party to have a prospect in the governmental election or running the risk of a restriction on the upcoming survey.
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