The Democratic Party and its 22 coalition partners signed
what they called a "coalition contract" in Cikeas, West
Java, on Saturday.
The contract, says Democratic Party deputy chairman Anas Urbaningrum,
represents cooperation ties between the parties.
Refusing to divulge the details of the contract, Anas said its substance was
the parties' work plan for the next five years.
"This is what SBY [President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono] has mentioned as
the platform and policy direction. We will share this with the public in detail
during campaigning," Anas told reporters after the enrollment of Yudhoyono
and central bank governor Boediono as the Democratic Party's presidential and
vice presidential candidates with the General Elections Commission (KPU).
He said 23 members of the coalition had not just agreed on the political
platform of Yudhoyono and Boediono, but also agreed to support the pair.
"Their political support is evident today with their enrolling of the
candidacy of the pair to the KPU," Anas added.
The four main parties supporting the coalition are the Prosperous Justice Party
(PKS), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the United Development Party (PPP) and
the National Awakening Party (PKB).
The Chairman of these parties, except that of the PAN, were all present at the
enrollment ceremony.
Democratic Party secretary-general Marzuki Alie said PAN secretary-general
Zulkifli Hasan signed the coalition contract in the absence of PAN chairman
Soetrisno Bachir.
Denying there was an internal rift within his party, Zulkifli said Soetrisno
would soon sign the coalition, too.
Smaller parties joining the "big coalition" include the Crescent Star
Party (PBB), the Reform Star Party (PBR), the Prosperous Peace Party (PDS), and
the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI). They failed to get seats in the
House of Representatives because of their failure to meet the 2.5 percent
parliamentary threshold.
Marzuki said the coalition had formed a "success team" for the
Yudhoyono-Boediono campaign, and State Secretary and PAN deputy chief patron
Hatta Radjasa, has been appointed to head the team.
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