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National scene: PKS will be loyal to Jokowi
Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Sohibul Iman pledged that his party would be loyal to the administration of President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo, although it would continue to be critical of its policies
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rosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairman Sohibul Iman pledged that his party would be loyal to the administration of President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, although it would continue to be critical of its policies.
Sohibul said in his speech to open a national party meeting in Depok, West Java, on Tuesday, that the party had no plans to plot the downfall of Jokowi.
'We're a loyal opposition. Our loyalty to the administration of Jokowi-JK [Jusuf Kalla] is part of our loyalty to the nation,' Sohibul said.
Sohibul was elected party chairman in August following a leadership shake up that did not involve any voting.
Japan-educated Sohibul replaced Anis Matta, while former social affairs minister Salim Segaf al-Jufri was chosen as the party's chief patron, replacing Hilmi Aminuddin ' dubbed widely by political observers as the party's 'godfather'.
Many have predicted that the election of moderates such as Sohibul and Salim would make way for a compromise between the PKS and the ruling coalition.
The PKS garnered 7 percent of the vote in the 2014 legislative election, while in the 2009 election the Islamic-based political party secured slightly less at 6.79 percent.
