TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - National Mandate Party (PAN) politician as well as People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Zulkifli Hasan is ready to compete for the party’s chairmanship position for 2015-2020 period. PAN is scheduled to hold congress in March 2015.
Zulkifli did not deny that he wished to replace the current chairman, Hatta Rajasa. “If I am instructed to do so, then I will do it,” Zulkifli told Tempo on Thursday at PAN regional board office in East Java.
Zulkifli did not confirm nor deny when asked if his visit to PAN office in East Java was to gather support. He said his visit was to strengthen relationship and gather aspirations from party officials at city and regency levels.
Totok Daryanto, member of Zulkifli’s campaign team, claimed PAN regional officials had positive responses toward Zulkifli and supports will go to Zulkifli. He said he decided to support Zulkifli because he and Zulkifli have the same vision and mission.
“I cannot say how many regional boards that have given positive signals, but I think more than half,” said Totok.
EDWIN FAJERIAL