JK Akui Kecewa Demokrat Pilih `Walk Out`
Indonesian VP Incoming Disappointed to Democratic Party Led by Yudhoyono
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Partai Demokrat memilih walk out saat voting RUU Pilkada tadi malam. Hal itu menuai kritik dari berbagai kalangan.
Tak terkecuali dari Wapres terpilih Jusuf Kalla. Mantan pendamping SBY di Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu jilid I itu kecewa atas sikap Demokrat itu.
"Tentu kita menyayangkan bahwa saat-saat terakhir akhirnya seperti itu. Walaupun awalnya diperkirakan ya cukup baik untuk pilkada langsung. Kita sayangkan sikap Demokrat terakhir seperti itu," kata JK usai pembukaan acara Rakornas PKPI di Hotel Royal Kuningan, Jakarta, Jumat.
Namun demikian, JK menilai dampak dari pilkada melalui DPRD tak banyak. Sebab, menurutnya, koalisi parpol hanya terjadi di pusat saja tidak sampai di daerah.
"Itu dampaknya tidak banyak. Hanya koalisi di pusat, daerah beda-beda, itu yang pertama. Kedua, satu partai pun bisa berbeda, apalagi banyak partai. Boleh saja orang tidak diusulkan tapi kemudian dia pindah partai lain. Pengalaman di mana-mana satu partai pun bisa pecah. Apalagi banyak partai begitu. Jadi itu tidak simetris," katanya.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian vice president (VP) incoming, Jusuf Kalla (JK) was disappointed with Democratic Party. He was not sure about Democratic Party (PD) involvement in the new cabinet of Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo. The attitude of the political party in election bill was out of public expectation to maintain the direct election.
Democratic Party cadres at the House of Representatives decided to walk out on Thursday night of the plenary meeting on the regional elections (Pilkada) bill.
"About the issue of Democratic Party joining the coalition, we will see according to current condition," Kalla said on Friday in Jakarta.
Kalla was reluctant to argue that Democratic Party maneuver was a political revenge. According to him, public could see it. He was disappointed to see the lack of Democratic Party contribution in the plenary meeting.
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) is still opening opportunities to other parties, which want to join the coalition in Jokowi's cabinet. According to him, local head election through the Regional House of Representatives is different from the future government tasks.
