PAN: Nothing Special About Faldo Maldini Resignation

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Deputy Secretary of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Saleh Partaonan Daulay, responded lightly towards the resignation of Faldo Maldini from the party. Saleh said that Faldo's resignation is a regular occurrence. Saleh added that there are still many PAN cadres who are loyal and consistent.

"Nothing special about Faldo's resignation. We take it like it's nothing," Saleh said through a short text message on Saturday, October 5, 2019.

Saleh said that PAN cannot hold someone willing to exit the party. Moreover, if the intentions was based on prudent considerations. Saleh welcomed Faldo to seek a different atmosphere in different parties.

Saleh said that Faldo initially joined PAN based on his own intentions. PAN, added Saleh, will not hold Faldo back.

"Who knows [Faldo] can be luckier, more patient, more persevere," Saleh said.

Saleh admitted that he is yet to see Faldo' resignation letter. Nevertheless, Saleh claimed that he will not take much concern because Faldo had also delver his resignation through the media. Saleh asserted that PAN has more important internal issues to focus on "instead of discussing something that does not qualify to our priority scale."

Politician Faldo Maldini officially resign from PAN through his letter to PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan dated October 3, 2019. Faldo said that he resigns because he wanted to focus on his regional head candidacy.

Faldo is said to take part in the West Sumatera regional heads election in 2020 through Indonesian Solidarity Party.

"I made this choice to avoid any issues following support from another political party to me to nominate myself in a regional head election," Faldo stated in his letter.

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