Golkar's Conflict Drags On

THE Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) provisional decision on the Golkar party has opened a new chapter in debate over which faction of the party has a rightful claim over its leadership. In his ruling, Judge Teguh Setya instructed the Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly to postpone the confirmation of Agung Laksono's authority to manage the party on account of complaints from Aburizal Bakrie's faction. "Alhamdulillah, the truth is starting to show," said the Bakrie faction chairman, Ade Komarudin.

The House of Representatives (DPR) to suspend the status of Golkar as a consequence of the judge's ruling. According to the House's Deputy Chairman Fadli Zon, the party whose symbol is a banyan tree will be reconfirmed only after the party decides a management system internally. Agung's faction tried to wrench control from Aburizal's faction on the same day as Fadli's announcement.

April 7, 2015

Tempo.co

Will the conflict within the Golkar Party end?
Yes
	(44.8%)	683
No
	(49.9%)	761
Unsure
	(5.3%)	81
Total	(100%)	1,525

THE Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) provisional decision on the Golkar party has opened a new chapter in debate over which faction of the party has a rightful claim over its leadership. In his ruling, Judge Teguh Setya instructed the Justice and Human Rights Minis

...