Tomorrow, The House Of Representatives Holds A Plenary Session Agreeing On Lodewijk F. Paulus To Replace Azis Syamsuddin

Ketum Golkar Airlangga Hartarto with DPR Speaker Puan Maharani (Nailin In Saroh-VOI)

JAKARTA - The DPR leadership has accepted the name of the candidate for Deputy Speaker of the DPR in the field of Korpolkam from the Golkar Party. The DPR will hold a Plenary Meeting with one agenda item discussing the approval of the Golkar Party's proposal to propose the name of Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus as Deputy Speaker of the DPR.

"We will implement the mechanism for the interim replacement of the DPR leadership from the Golkar Party to be immediately forwarded to the plenary session on Thursday," said DPR Speaker Puan Maharani at a press conference at the DPR building, Jakarta, Wednesday, September 29.

Puan explained that she and the Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, had received a letter of recommendation for the name of the DPR leader to replace Azis Syamsuddin directly from the General Chair of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto. As well as the resignation letter of Azis Syamsuddin as Deputy Speaker of the DPR for the 2019-2024 period.

"In accordance with the mechanism for changing the leadership of the DPR RI, Article 47 of DPR Regulation No. 1 of 2020 concerning the DPR's rules and regulations, the DPR will process the leadership of the Deputy Chairperson of the DPR from the Golkar Party," said Puan.

Previously, the General Chair of the Golkar Party, Airlangga Hartarto, officially announced Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus as the candidate for Deputy Speaker of the DPR replacing Azis Syamsuddin.

Airlangga directly submitted an application for approval of the PAW leadership of the DPR from elements of the Golkar Party, namely the candidate for Deputy Chair of the DPR RI for Political and Security Coordinator (Korpolkam) to the Chairperson of the DPR, Puan Maharani.

Regarding the existing mechanism, Airlangga continued, the Golkar Party has held limited plenary meetings and daily plenary meetings. According to him, the internal Golkar process is also in accordance with the same mechanism as in the DPR.

"Well, in accordance with the applicable mechanism, we have consulted with all seniors of the Golkar party in the advisory council, honorary council and also the expert council," he explained.

"And in the plenary meeting on September 27 yesterday, the Golkar Party has decided to appoint Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus as a candidate for deputy chairman of the DPR to replace brother Azis Syamsuddin," said Airlangga.