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Golkar chairman joins NasDem, opposition figures at Iftar dinner
During the dinner held at the NasDem Party's headquarters in Central Jakarta, Airlangga was joined by party chairman Surya Paloh, the party's presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and former vice president Jusuf Kalla.
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A number of senior politicians from the opposition camp, including NasDem Party presidential candidate Anies Baswedan and Democratic Party chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, join Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto during an Iftar dinner on March 25. (The Jakarta Post/Merdeka/Ahda Baihaqi)
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hairman of the country's third largest party, the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto over the weekend joined an Iftar dinner organized by the NasDem Party during which he shared the table with a number of senior politicians from the opposition camp.
During the dinner held at the NasDem headquarters in Central Jakarta, Airlangga was joined by party chairman Surya Paloh, the party's presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and former vice president Jusuf Kalla.
Also joining Airlangga during the dinner were Secretary-General of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Aboe Bakar Alhabsyi and deputy chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) Rusli Effendi.
Speaking after the dinner, Airlangga said the meeting felt like a reunion, especially with some senior politicians attending the event who were once Golkar members.
"We're very close, because Pak Surya Paloh was once chairman of Golkar's advisory board during the leadership of Pak Jusuf Kalla, who was also the country's 10th and 12th vice president," Airlangga told a press briefing.
Airlangga also said he was open to the possibility of working with NasDem, given the close ties between the two party's senior politicians.
"As one of the oldest parties in the country, we're open to all parties in the country [...] and we expect that Golkar and NasDem can maintain ties for the future," said Airlangga, who is also the Coordinating Economic minister.
