Madiun, NU Online
Former General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulema KH Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid took no notice of the "Red-Yellow" coalition scenario between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Golkar party on a revision of the law on politics being discussed at the House of Representatives. Antara news agency reported.
"Let them do it," Gus Dur said shortly after attending a ceremony to promote the party`s board of directors for Madiun city and district, in Bagi village, Madiun District, East Java, on Sunday.<>
The emergence of the scenario seemed to be part of big parties` strategy in facing the presidential elections in 2009.
As reported by some national media, one of the coalition`s objectives was to revise the law on politics with a view to narrowing the door of presidential candidates from outsiders instead of from Golkar and PDI-P.
Over that idea, it was not impossible that other parties would also find difficulty in forging an inter-party coalition as what Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Kalla had done when they were presidential and vice presidential candidates in 2004.
As what had happened in 2004, the nomination of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democrats Party and Yusuf Kalla of the Golkar party constituted the result of a coalition of the Democrats Party, Crescent Star Party and the Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) in their bid to meet the 15 percent votes requirement. (dar)
Former General Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulema KH Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid took no notice of the "Red-Yellow" coalition scenario between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Golkar party on a revision of the law on politics being discussed at the House of Representatives. Antara news agency reported.
"Let them do it," Gus Dur said shortly after attending a ceremony to promote the party`s board of directors for Madiun city and district, in Bagi village, Madiun District, East Java, on Sunday.<>
The emergence of the scenario seemed to be part of big parties` strategy in facing the presidential elections in 2009.
As reported by some national media, one of the coalition`s objectives was to revise the law on politics with a view to narrowing the door of presidential candidates from outsiders instead of from Golkar and PDI-P.
Over that idea, it was not impossible that other parties would also find difficulty in forging an inter-party coalition as what Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Kalla had done when they were presidential and vice presidential candidates in 2004.
As what had happened in 2004, the nomination of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democrats Party and Yusuf Kalla of the Golkar party constituted the result of a coalition of the Democrats Party, Crescent Star Party and the Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) in their bid to meet the 15 percent votes requirement. (dar)
