Representatives from the Golkar Youth Circle and Eksponen Tri Karya said that according to the party's internal regulations, the current committee led by Aburizal had ended its tenure on Oct. 8.

'Considering that the internal regulations are the basis for all party policies, the central executive board must comply with them so that this organization can run transparently and democratically,' Golkar Youth Circle spokesman Andi Sinulingga told reporters on Thursday.

Andi said a national congress in 2009 in Riau had recommended to extend Aburizal's tenure until 2015 based on the prediction that this year's presidential election would be conducted in two stages and so prevent another congress from having to be hastily organized this year to vote for a new chairman.

In fact, July's presidential election only had two candidates and was determined in one round.

The two organizations have presented Aburizal with an ultimatum, demanding that he leave his post within 14 days.

Calls to unseat Aburizal have mounted since the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa ticket, which he recommended Golkar support, lost in July's election. Hopes that he will be dismissal have come from some of the party's senior politicians as well as members of Golkar's central executive board, such as Agung Laksono, who is also coordinating people's welfare minister.

Aburizal, however, has so far succeeded in riding his party's internal wranglings by focusing on leadership composition in the House of Representatives.

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