Jokowi: Huge Nation Cannot Be Built by 4 Political Parties Only
21 September 2014 15:10 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Chances of the United Development Party (PPP) and the National Mandate Party (PAN) to join Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo - Jusuf Kalla camp seem to be getting bigger.
President-elect Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo hoped that with the inclusion of PPP and PAN in his government, supports for the government in the parliament will be stronger.
"From the beginning we have said that we are open because the issue is to build the country. A huge nation like Indonesia cannot be built by four political parties only," Jokowi said at the Jakarta Governor official residence Menteng, Central Jakarta, yesterday.
For the record, Jokowi-Kalla camp is supported by four political parties: the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the National Awakening Party (PKB), the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), and the National Democratic Party (NasDem).
However, the number of seats of those four parties in the parliament is still lower than the Merah Putih Coalition, which is supported by five political parties.
Jokowi said that the chances of PPP and PAN joining his camp are 80 percent and the certainty of both parties joining his government will be determined next week.
SINGGIH SOARES