Megawati will not run in 2009?
It's interesting to read PDI-P executive Tjahjo Kumolo's statement published by Tempointeraktif.com today. Tjahjo quoted former president Megawati Soekarnoputri saying, "I once had been the president, vice president, and president candidate. Should I run for 2009 election, I don't want to be ashamed again."
Tjahjo said Megawati don't want to be pushed as president candidate unless her party (PDI-P) could secure at least 50 million votes in 2009. It's interesting because so far Megawati is the only viable candidate tipped by the party and that several polls shown Megawati has still been considered as the strongest candidate to challenge the incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2009 election.
Tjahjo believes SBY will run again and is in talks for a possible new coalision with Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) figure like Nur Wahid Hidayat. He also believes VP Jusuf Kalla will challenge SBY with Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono as his possible VP candidate.
Tjahjo admitted 2009 election would be tougher for PDI-P to win both legislative and president elections. The party's registered members are predicted at slightly below 12 million. In 2004 election, as reported by Tempointeraktif.com, Megawati won 18 million votes. It's not easy for the party & Megawati to win 50 million votes considering both internal & external factors.
Despite the humiliating defeat, PDI-P managed to win some local elections outside Java in recent years such as North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Lampung, South Sumatra, two provinces in Papua, one in Maluku, one in Sulawesi, and one in Kalimantan. Local elections in Java are of the most important to watch. PDI-P's coalition with Golkar had won Banten governor election. The party has yet to announce its candidate for Jakarta governor election this year. PDI-P had picked two candidates, one is Megawati's long time friend Sutjipto, for East Java gubernatorial election.
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Tjahjo said Megawati don't want to be pushed as president candidate unless her party (PDI-P) could secure at least 50 million votes in 2009. It's interesting because so far Megawati is the only viable candidate tipped by the party and that several polls shown Megawati has still been considered as the strongest candidate to challenge the incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2009 election.
Tjahjo believes SBY will run again and is in talks for a possible new coalision with Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) figure like Nur Wahid Hidayat. He also believes VP Jusuf Kalla will challenge SBY with Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono as his possible VP candidate.
Tjahjo admitted 2009 election would be tougher for PDI-P to win both legislative and president elections. The party's registered members are predicted at slightly below 12 million. In 2004 election, as reported by Tempointeraktif.com, Megawati won 18 million votes. It's not easy for the party & Megawati to win 50 million votes considering both internal & external factors.
Despite the humiliating defeat, PDI-P managed to win some local elections outside Java in recent years such as North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Lampung, South Sumatra, two provinces in Papua, one in Maluku, one in Sulawesi, and one in Kalimantan. Local elections in Java are of the most important to watch. PDI-P's coalition with Golkar had won Banten governor election. The party has yet to announce its candidate for Jakarta governor election this year. PDI-P had picked two candidates, one is Megawati's long time friend Sutjipto, for East Java gubernatorial election.
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