TEMPO.CO, Padang - Both Aburizal Bakrie and Agung Laksono’s camps of the Functional Group (Golkar) party in West Sumatra have agreed to nominate the same candidates to run in the province’s regional heads elections.
“We have reached an agreement in nominating candidates in regional elections in 13 regencies/cities,” Alirman Sori, secretary of regional representatives at Agung Laksono’s Golkar party in West Sumatra, said on Friday, July 24, 2015.
According to Alirman, the decision was taken by Team six, formed by Golkar’s regional executive board from both sides. The team consisted of six representative members from both camps.
Alirman said that the team had submitted recommendations related to names to be nominated as regional candidates to the party’s central executive board.
“The central executive board will announce the names,” Alirman added.
Alirman explained that another team formed by both sides, Team 10, was discussing names to be promoted as candidates of West Sumatra Governor and Deputy Governor. Alirman said that both sides would also nominate the same candidates.
Yulman Hadi, deputy chairman of regional representative at Aburizal Bakrie’s Golkar, confirmed that Team six had reached an agreement in relation to names to be nominated as regional head candidates in West Sumatra.
“We have reached an agreement. Today, we will send [the names] to Team 10 to be finalized,” he said.
ANDRI EL FARUQI