Aziz Syamsuddin said to Replace Setya Novanto as House Speaker
11 December 2017 07:42 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Vice Chairman of the Golkar Party Expert Council Mahyudin confirmed that Setya Novanto has appointed Aziz Syamsuddin to replace Setya Novanto as House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker.
“It’s been signed a few days ago. It is currently being processed, and maybe he will be inaugurated soon,” said Mahyudinon Sunday, December 10.
According to Mahyudin, Setya personally appointing Aziz as the new speaker should not cause any trouble since Setya is still considered to be Golkar’s Chairman and that the House Speaker position is still allotted to Golkar.
“That is the Chairman’s prerogative right. Especially considering the abnormal situation, so the decision is legitimate enough,” said Mahyudin. In a normal condition, Mahyudin continued, Setya might bring the problem into Golkar’s internal meeting.
Despite this, Mahyudin continued to defend the decision of his fellow politician by stating that it had to be done for the party’s interests of democratization. He suggested that the abnormal situation makes it okay for Golkar’s Party chairman to directly appoint his replacement as House Speaker.
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