House Members Sign Motion of No Confidence Against Speaker

Translator

Editor

Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB

Speaker of the House of Representatives Setya Novanto. TEMPO/Dhemas Reviyanto

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Charles Honoris, a member of the House of Representatives from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) fraction said that he will sign the motion of no confidence against Setya Novanto, which has been circulated among House members starting on Monday, November 23, 2015.


Charles was confident that there will be more House members who wanted to include their signature in the motion. "I will sign it today. I am sure that many of my friends in the House [of Representatives] will also sign it. We are ashamed to have a leader like [Setya Novanto]," Charles said on Tuesday, November 24, 2015.


Charles explained that many House members will want to sign the motion because this is not the first time Setya had been scrutinized by the House's Ethics Council.


Charles added that he believed that the motion will have a good effect on the House. "This is just a political pressure. It has no effect on any regulation. Hopefully, Setya Novanto feels ashamed for being the most boisterous House Speaker in the country's history," Charles said.


Speaking on the same note, another member of the PDI-P fraction, Rieke Diah Pitaloka, said that she will definitely sign the motion. Rieke asserted that the motion is reasonable considering Setya's infamous leadership of the House. With numerous incidents and scandals involving Setya, Rieke said that the public had lost more and more confidence in the House’s performance.


"It's about the leadership. The House of Representatives is an institution which the credibility must be maintained. I say change the leader. We still have 559 other members," Rieke said.


DESTRIANITA K.

Related News

Gibran Reveals Plans to Meet With Several Politicians

14 hari lalu

Gibran Reveals Plans to Meet With Several Politicians

Vice-President elect Gibran Rakambuming Raka is planning to meet with several high-ranking political figures.

Read More

Many Brokers in Indonesian Politics

39 hari lalu

Many Brokers in Indonesian Politics

Parties supporting Prabowo Subianto are vying for ministerial posts. There is a wish to see the PDI-P join the coalition.

Read More

China Changes Tack on Water Politics

43 hari lalu

China Changes Tack on Water Politics

Long a source of tension with its neighbours, China's transboundary rivers are opening opportunities for regional cooperation.

Read More

Social Media Brings Young Indonesians in from Political Fringe

15 Februari 2024

Social Media Brings Young Indonesians in from Political Fringe

Social media has become a powerful tool for younger Indonesian voters to engage with a political system that otherwise leaves them at the margins.

Read More

Stay Away from Politics, They Say

10 Februari 2024

Stay Away from Politics, They Say

The word Political is not only used to point to the power to influence but also to assert that the process exactly falls under the domain of politics.

Read More

Indonesia's Retno Marsudi Claims Indonesia's Foreign Politics 'Not Transactional'

9 Januari 2024

Indonesia's Retno Marsudi Claims Indonesia's Foreign Politics 'Not Transactional'

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi stressed that the country's foreign politics are not transactional in nature.

Read More

Max Lane: Indonesian Society Has Not Given Birth to Opposition

7 Januari 2024

Max Lane: Indonesian Society Has Not Given Birth to Opposition

Max Lane's thoughts on activists of the 90s including those who have closed ranks around Prabowo Subianto, and the absence of opposition in Indonesia.

Read More

A Dreadful Political Year

7 Januari 2024

A Dreadful Political Year

The Jokowi government slayed democracy democratically.

Read More

Indonesian Minister Confident Presidential Election Would Not Hinder Investment Climate

10 Desember 2023

Indonesian Minister Confident Presidential Election Would Not Hinder Investment Climate

Despite facing political events, Minister Bahlil confident that politics and presidential election wouldn't hinder investments.

Read More

Mahfud Md Asks Muslims to Vote with Conscience

6 Desember 2023

Mahfud Md Asks Muslims to Vote with Conscience

Vice presidential candidate Mahfud Md asks voters to elect the next Indonesian leader based on their conscience.

Read More