Your comments on a statement made by chairman of the Democratic Party and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who said his party was ready to become a party of opposition if it failed to form a coalition with other parties to nominate a presidential candidate:I think it is better for the Democratic Party to become an opposition party but with the sincere intention to become a sparring partner of the new government for the sake of the country
em>Your comments on a statement made by chairman of the Democratic Party and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who said his party was ready to become a party of opposition if it failed to form a coalition with other parties to nominate a presidential candidate:
I think it is better for the Democratic Party to become an opposition party but with the sincere intention to become a sparring partner of the new government for the sake of the country.
The Democratic Party could play a role similar to what the Petisi 50 did during the New Order.
E Nurdin
Jakarta
I stopped thinking about this as it's a major waste of my energy.
Ming M QWidjaja
Whatever the Democrats decide, people believe in Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo.
Sinaga Harbili
The main reason in seeking a merger is to 'stay alive' and you need the added points to do that!
No party leader will accept that his or her party is in a coma, or prepare the obituary for their own political organization.
The only option, a coalition with certain 'friends', will shatter the Democrats.
Yudhoyono talks about opposition but throughout his presidency he hasn't opposed anything.
Dinero
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