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JAKARTA: The National Mandate Party (PAN) has organized a meeting with seven smaller political parties as it moves to form a confederation of parties to consolidate power for the next election in 2014
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AKARTA: The National Mandate Party (PAN) has organized a meeting with seven smaller political parties as it moves to form a confederation of parties to consolidate power for the next election in 2014.
The seven parties are the Democratic Reform Party (PDP), Regional Unity Party (PPD), Freedom Bull Nationalist Party (PNBK), Vanguard Party (Pelopor), National Sun Party (PMB), New Indonesia Party (PIB) and Indonesian Upholding Democracy Party (PPDI). The parties met in Jakarta late Saturday.
PAN secretary-general Taufik Kurniawan was present at the meeting, as were Eros Djarot from the PNBK and Imam Adaruqutni from the PMB.
PAN party executive Bima Arya said Sunday that all parties agreed to strengthen relationships.
The parties also agreed to push for a revision of the political parties law and legislative elections law to be able to form a confederation.
Bima said the legislative elections law should include party confederations as election contenders. —JP
