The government said it does not recognize the appointment of Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko as Democratic Party chairman by a group of senior members at an extraordinary congress in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on Friday. Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD said on Saturday that the government would observe on the legitimacy of the extraordinary congress’ result if the splinter group files formal documents regarding a change in official party leadership currently led by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, the son of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. “Only then can the government say whether this [new chairmanship] is legitimate and if [the congress] was held in accordance with the party’s constitution […], among other issues," Mahfud said. “The legitimate party structure [as acknowledged by] the governm...