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Members of elite seek Golkar chairmanship
Come together: A fortuneteller lays flowers in Jakarta on Feb
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Come together: A fortuneteller lays flowers in Jakarta on Feb. 1 as he prays for the divided Golkar Party to be united again. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A) (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A)
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span class="inline inline-center">Come together: A fortuneteller lays flowers in Jakarta on Feb. 1 as he prays for the divided Golkar Party to be united again. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A)
Secretary-general of the Golkar Party Idrus Marham will run for chairmanship of the country's second-biggest party, to replace Aburizal Bakrie.
"I will run for Golkar Party chairman," Idrus told reporters after Golkar's daily board meeting, in Jakarta.
But the party's treasurer Setya Novanto has denied knowledge of the claim, saying that he has no idea about it.
"I know nothing about his candidacy," Setya said at the same event in Jakarta, on Thursday.
Acceptance as a candidate depends on the stances of both the party's provincial executive boards (DPD I) and regional executive boards (DPD II).
"If they believe in me, of course I, as a party official, would prepare as best I could for any task," Setya said.
The Golkar Party is preparing for a national meeting, which will take place between March and May. Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie said Golkar would hold discussions about the meeting's organization in late February. (erk/dan)(+)
