Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Great Indonesian Movement Party chief patron Prabowo Subianto
indicated he will develop the Greater Indonesia coalition, initiated by
the National Mandate Party politician Amien Rais in a meeting of
well-known Islamic personalities here on Thursday.
"We are doing all this (coalition with the United Development
Party/PPP) in the context of developing the Greater Indonesia
Coalition," Prabowo Subianto said when attending the event where the PPP
announced its support of Prabowos Great Indonesia Movement Party
(Gerindra) for the upcoming July 9 presidential election here on Friday.
Previously, the National Mandate Party (PAN)s Advisory Council
chairman Amien Rais had proposed the formation of "Indonesia Raya"
(Greater Indonesia) coalition, a combination of Islamic and nationalist
parties, to resolve the nations problems.
"The Central Axis coalition is too narrow. I propose the
terminology Greater Indonesia Coalition because the combination of
Islam-based parties will not be able to solve the problems of this
nation alone, so it needs the participation of a nationalist party,"
Amien Rais stated at the meeting of mass organization personalities and
leaders of Islam-based political parties on Thursday.
Prabowo said he would soon meet with Amien Rais regarding the great
coalition. He will also continue his political maneuvers by lobbying
with other political parties to build the great coalition, including
meeting with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who is the chairman of the ruling
Democratic Party (PD).
"Our plan is like that (meeting other political parties), in the
end we will meet with Yudhoyono. So far, we have established
communication with almost all political parties, including the National
Awakening Party (PKB), the PAN, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the
Democratic Party, the Golkar and the Peoples Conscience Party (Hanura),"
Prabowo added.
PPP General Chairman Surayadharma Ali also agreed to the establishment of the great coalition.
Surayadharma Ali was convinced that Prabowo will be open to the possibility of coalescing with other parties.
"If (what we create) is not a Great Indonesia coalition and we are
only both (the PPP and the Gerindra in the coalition), it will mean a
gabah (unhulled rice) coalition," he said. (WDY)
Prabowo to Develop Greater Indonesia Coalition
Sabtu, 19 April 2014 14:05 WIB