AHY Leave The Choices Willing The Vice President To Anies And Hopes No One Will Intervene

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) agrees that the Coalition for Amendments together with PKS and Nasdem will carry Anies Baswedan as a presidential candidate (Read President) and supports Anies to elect his own vice president without anyone intervening.

AHY said, Anies as a Bacappres will have independence in determining his partner, without being intervened by any party.

"So that this couple will be harmonious and complementary when they get the mandate to run the government. Not 'forced marriage'," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, January 26.

AHY admitted that the Democrats and PKS each had the aspirations of their main cadres as Bacawapres.

"As an aspiration as a candidate for coalition members, that's natural," he said.

Most importantly, he continued, the Bacawapres discussion should not hinder the finalization of the coalition.

"We are only rational. Do not let the factor in determining the Bacawapres become something that hinders the formation of the Change Coalition," he asserted.

For this reason, he also invited the Nasdem Party and PKS to immediately form a change secretariat as evidence of mutual seriousness and commitment.

He revealed that the work of the small team of the Change Coalition was nearing the final stage. With a communication period of more than six months, he said, it was enough to make important and fundamental decisions.

For a time that is not too long, he continued, an official declaration will be made of the third political party of the Revised Coalition and the presidential and vice-presidential candidate pairs that will be carried out. This is what he calls the Complete package'.

In principle, for Democrats, the Coalition for change is an open coalition. Most importantly, we have the same perspective and commitment, to strengthen each other, not weaken each other," AHY added.