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Hanura to elect new chairman to replace Wiranto
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo greets protesters as Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto looks on after a Friday prayer gathering at the National Monument Park on Dec. 2. Jokowi thanked the clerics and protesters for staging a peaceful rally. (Presidential Press Office /File)
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usinessman-cum-politician Oesman Sapta Odang is set to take over the leadership of the Hanura Party from Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto, as one of the smallest parties in the ruling coalition kicks off its extraordinary national congress on Wednesday evening.
Oesman, currently a People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) deputy speaker, is expected to secure unanimous support for his sole nomination from congress participants, a number of Hanura senior officials said.
“We have agreed on his sole nomination. The agreement is the result of a long discussion with Pak Wiranto,” Hanura executive Dossy Iskandar said Wednesday.
(Read also: 'Wiranto's appointment bolsters impunity for human rights violators': rights groups)
The leadership election, held a few months after Wiranto’s appointment as a Cabinet member, will take place during an extraordinary national congress on Wednesday evening. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is slated to attend the event’s opening ceremony.
Dossy said hope was high that Hanura would improve under the leadership of Oesman, who is described by senior party members as the only candidate who has both the leadership and financial capabilities to lead Hanura.
In the 2009 legislative election, Hanura secured 16 of the 560 House of Representatives’ seats, making it the smallest party faction among the House’s 10 factions. (hwa)
