Another cabinet reshuffle?
Rakyat Merdeka, as usual, run a provocative headline today quoting Tifatul Sembiring, chairman of Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), saying the party will pull out all its cadres from cabinet after the World Cup 2006.
Hundreds miles away from Jakarta, minister for agriculture Anton Apriyantono, one of PKS cadre was seemengly relax walking side-by-side with president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other cabinet members prior to a meeting in Losari agri-resort, Malang, East Java.
Tifatul said the threat to pull out its support for the government is serious, amid criticism that the party is bargaining with Golkar Party for more seats in the cabinet.
Tifatul went short in details of the party's plan, including the exact timing as World Cup 2006 final is scheduled the end of this week and few months ahead of president SBY's routine annual examination of performance of his ministers (every November). But he disclosed the reason behind the pull-out decision, i.e. tired of being considered as the enemy within.
"This is our respond to Golkar Party's accusation that our party play two faces politics. It's better to serve people's interest than to support an undecisive government," Tifatul said.
PKS has three cadres in the cabinet in charge of agriculture, people's housing affairs, and sports. On top of this, minister for state-owned enterprises Sugiharto is reportedly closer to PKS recently.
So far, no words from the president or his close aides. But Partai Demokrat where SBY is the patron leader/founder, said government should seriously review its relationship (coalition) with PKS. Surprisingly PKS tipped National Police Chief General Sutanto, a close aide to SBY, as its potential candidate to run for Jakarta governor election next year.
So, watchout, whether this time PKS is not bark louder than its bite.
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Hundreds miles away from Jakarta, minister for agriculture Anton Apriyantono, one of PKS cadre was seemengly relax walking side-by-side with president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other cabinet members prior to a meeting in Losari agri-resort, Malang, East Java.
Tifatul said the threat to pull out its support for the government is serious, amid criticism that the party is bargaining with Golkar Party for more seats in the cabinet.
Tifatul went short in details of the party's plan, including the exact timing as World Cup 2006 final is scheduled the end of this week and few months ahead of president SBY's routine annual examination of performance of his ministers (every November). But he disclosed the reason behind the pull-out decision, i.e. tired of being considered as the enemy within.
"This is our respond to Golkar Party's accusation that our party play two faces politics. It's better to serve people's interest than to support an undecisive government," Tifatul said.
PKS has three cadres in the cabinet in charge of agriculture, people's housing affairs, and sports. On top of this, minister for state-owned enterprises Sugiharto is reportedly closer to PKS recently.
So far, no words from the president or his close aides. But Partai Demokrat where SBY is the patron leader/founder, said government should seriously review its relationship (coalition) with PKS. Surprisingly PKS tipped National Police Chief General Sutanto, a close aide to SBY, as its potential candidate to run for Jakarta governor election next year.
So, watchout, whether this time PKS is not bark louder than its bite.
Labels: Jakarta Election 2007, President SBY, Sugiharto
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