Lodewijk Or Kahar Muzakir As DPR Leader? Bakumham Golkar: Tomorrow Will Be Submitted At The Latest By Airlangga

Chairman of the Legal and Human Rights Advocacy Agency (Bakumham) of the Golkar Party, Supriansa (Nailin/VOI)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Legal and Human Rights Advocacy Agency (Bakumham) of the Golkar Party, Supriansa said General Chairperson Airlangga Hartarto would soon announce the replacement of Azis Syamsuddin as Deputy Speaker of the DPR.

"If it's finished this afternoon, I don't think the Golkar party will linger (announce, ed) the vacancy of Mr. Azis' position. At the latest, the chairman of the Golkar Party will propose his name tomorrow," Supriansa said at the DPR Building, Monday, 27 September.

The member of Commission III of the DPR emphasized that Airlangga would look for the best figure with various considerations in the Golkar Party faction in the DPR.

"The Golkar Party is an old party, a mature party, of course it is very careful with the various points of view that the general chairman considers in order to appoint a replacement for Mr. Azis Syamsudin," Supriansa explained.

Alluding to the strengthening of the name of the Secretary General of Golkar Lodewijk F Paulus, Supriansa admitted that Airlangga had indeed become a concern. However, he was reluctant to say for sure that Lodewijk would be elected as chairman of the DPR. "Yes, because it has many advantages. Other cadres also have approximately the same ability as the Secretary General," he said. Besides Lodewijk, the names Adies Kadir and Kahar Muzakir also appeared. However, Supriansa is again reluctant to confirm the name that will come out as a replacement for Azis.

"There are many in the Golkar Party. Yes, I pray that who will be named in the decree of the Chairman of the Golkar Party, Mr. Airlangga, then that is the best from Golkar, the best for the nation and state," he said.

Of course, he said, the criteria for the new DPR leadership from Golkar are those who have the ability in the field occupied by Azis Syamsuddin as deputy chairman of the DPR for Political and Security Coordinator.

"I think the Secretary General has the same position and the other Golkar figures are also in the same position, having a position that is acceptable to all parties," concluded Supriansa.

It is known that there are 3 names that have strengthened to become candidates for deputy chairman of the DPR from Golkar. First, Lieutenant General (Ret.) Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus. He is the Secretary General of the Golkar Party who sits as a member of Commission I of the DPR RI. Second, Kahar Muzakir. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Golkar Party Faction in the DPR RI and has served as deputy chairman of the Council's Honorary Court (MKD). Kahar has also exchanged positions with Azis Syamsuddin when he was Chairman of the Budget Agency (Banggar) and Chairman of Commission III of the DPR. Third, Adies Kadir. The secretary of the Golkar Party faction now sits as the head of Commission III of the DPR RI which is in charge of legal matters.