Ade Komarudin
If I renege on my vows, beat me up

Ade Komarudin wasted no time in stepping on the gas pedal soon after he was sworn in to replace House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Setya Novanto who recently resigned. Ade, a native of Purwakarta, went on a marathon of meetings with the heads of political parties. Ade first met with National Democrat (NasDem) Chairman Surya Paloh. The next day, Ade attended the swearing-in ceremony of ambassadors at the State Palace, where he met with Hanura Party Chairman Wiranto. He also plans to eventually pay his respects to Megawati Soekarnoputri, who leads the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

In fact, Ade's political consolidation actually began before he took over the reins of the legislature. He even went to see Democrat Party Chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, telling him, "I will have met with 10 political party chiefs and influential people," Ade recounted last week.

January 19, 2016