TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Deputy chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR) Fadli Zon, said that the DPR's consideration letter should not hinder president Joko Widodo's plan to announce the new cabinet. He further explained that, in accordance with the State Ministry Law, the letter only serves as a consideration.
Nevertheless, Fadli did hoped that the president would wait for the letter before making the announcement. "Because [the law] states that there will be a letter, it would be ethical to wait for the letter from the DPR," he said in Padang, Friday, October 24, 2014.
He said that provision on the consideration letter is regulated under Article 19 of the State Ministry Law. However, Fadli added that it will up to the new president whether to comply with the Article or not. "The consideration letter will be issued next Monday," he said.
ANDRI EL FARUQI