Jokowi Dilantik 20 Oktober, Hatta Rajasa Siap Hadiri Pelantikan Presiden
Ex-VP Candidate of Indonesia Confirms Attendance at Joko Widodo`s Presidential Inauguration
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Pimpinan Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat mendatangi kediaman Ketua Umum PAN Hatta Rajasa di kawasan Fatmawati, Jakarta Selatan, Rabu 15 Oktober 2014. Mereka mengundang Hatta untuk hadir di pelantikan presiden dan wakil presiden terpilih, Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla, pada 20 Oktober mendatang.
"Terima kasih atas undangannya. Ini kehormatan sebagai ketua umum partai dan mantan cawapres. Saya akan hadir. Ini wajib hadir, kecuali bila ada halangan," katanya.
Hatta mengatakan, ini sebagai sebuah tradisi yang baik dimana para ketua umum partai dan para kandidat dalam pemilihan umum hadir dalam pelantikan. Ini sebagai pembelajaran politik bagi masyarakat.
"Ini tradisi yang baik. Menunjukan bahwa kita bisa berbeda. Bila menyangkut bangsa negara kita harus satu. Ini prinsip," tegasnya.
Bagi mantan menteri perekonomian ini, pemilu bagaikan sebuah kompetisi yang ada batasnya. "Ada masanya kita berkompetisi. Ada masa kita bersatu dan mengakhiri kompetisi. Saya harap ini tradisi yang harus dibangun," katanya.
Hatta meminta pimpinan MPR untuk melaksanakan acara pelantikan Jokowi-JK dengan baik. Bagi dia, ini acara besar yang dipersembahkan pada rakyat Indonesia.
"Ini demi cita-cita bangsa Indonesia," lanjut mantan Menteri Koordinator Perekonomian itu.
Jakarta (B2B) - Ex-vice presidential candidate of Indonesia, Hatta Rajasa expressed willingness to attend the presidential inauguration ceremony of Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla on October 20 at the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) building.
"If I get an invitation, I will come," Hatta stated, adding that he had instructed all the elected members belonging to the Peoples Mandate Party in the House of Representatives (DPR) to attend the inauguration.
According to Hatta, the inauguration of the new president and vice president was an important national political agenda that must be supported.
"Every change in national leadership must be conducted smoothly, wisely, and respectably. This has to become a tradition that should be followed in Indonesia," Hatta emphasized.
Hatta revealed that he was unaware whether his running mate Prabowo Subianto will also attend the presidential inauguration.
"I do not know whether he will come or not because everybody has the right to come or not to come," stated Hatta.
Indonesia recently held its presidential election on July 9 with two pairs of presidential candidates: Prabowo Subianto with his running mate, Hatta Rajasa, and Joko Widodo with his vice presidential candidate, Jusuf Kalla.
On July 22, the General Elections Commission (KPU) announced Joko Widodo, or popularly known as Jokowi, and Jusuf Kalla as the winners of the 2014 presidential election.
However, presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto vociferously expressed his refusal to the presidential election result stating massive electoral frauds during the election day. He then filed a plea in the Constitutional Court (MK). After several hearing sessions, the MK rejected the entire plea put forth by Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa on the dispute of presidential election results.
