PPP Dukung Gerindra Tanpa Syarat
Great Indonesia Movement Party Supported by PPP Without Conditions
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Menyikapi hasil Pemilu Legislatif dan menyongsong Pemilu Presiden 2014 pada Juli mendatang, Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP) menyatakan tidak mengajukan syarat apa pun terkait dukungan politiknya terhadap Partai Gerindra.
"Dukungan kami terhadap Gerindra tanpa kondisi atau persyaratan apa pun. Kami tidak mempersyaratkan untuk mendapatkan posisi sebagai calon wakil presiden maupun menteri," kata Ketua Umum PPP Suryadharma Ali dalam deklarasi dukungan PPP terhadap Gerindra di kantor DPP PPP di Jakarta, Jumat.
PPP melalui Ketua Umum Suryadharma Ali menyatakan dukungannya kepada Prabowo Subianto dan Gerindra. Dukungan itu menandakan koalisi antara kedua partai.
Menurut Suryadharma Ali, dukungan yang diberikan PPP terhadap Gerindra dan capres Prabowo penuh keikhlasan bukan bersifat transaksional.
"Dukungan ikhlas PPP untuk kepentingan bangsa ke depan. Karena itu saya berharap pada seluruh jajaran PPP dari level pusat sampai daerah terkecil atau ranting-ranting, dapat memberikan dukungan sepenuhnya bagi kemenangan Prabowo dalam Pilpres Juli 2014.
Suryadharma Ali memastikan dukungan PPP terhadap Gerindra sudah bulat merupakan keputusan partai, dan tidak akan ada kader yang membangkang.
"PPP menilai Prabowo adalah sosok yang tepat yang dapat memimpin Indonesia ke depan menuju Indonesia yang lebih baik. Menuju Indonesia yang penuh berkah," ujar dia.
Sementara itu Dewan Pembina Partai Gerindra Prabowo Subianto yang hadir dalam deklarasi itu mengaku terharu atas dukungan PPP yang tidak mensyaratkan suatu hal apa pun.
Menurut Prabowo dukungan semacam itu langka dan menunjukkan sikap kenegarawanan sejati.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian political party, The United Development Party (PPP) said it had set no conditions in supporting the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) in the 2014 general elections.
"PPPs support for Gerindra is a support without any conditions. The PPP will not ask for any position, such as the vice president or minister," PPP General Chairman Suryadharma Ali said when he announced PPPs support to the Gerindra at the PPP headquarters here on Friday.
On Friday, the PPP through its general chairman Suryadharma Ali declared its support for Prabowo Subianto and the Gerindra. The support indicates a coalition between the two political parties.
Suryadharma Ali said the support of the PPP for the Gerindra and its presidential candidate Prabowo was sincere. It did not have any transactional condition.
"The support of the PPP is for the interest of the nation in the future. I hope that all PPPs ranks and files from the Central Executive Board to those in the countrys remote areas or smallest branches will support the victory of Prabowo in the July 9 presidential election," Suryadharma Ali said.
Suryadharma Ali said the support of the PPP for the Gerindra was the partys decision and therefore there was no one in the party who was against it.
"The PPP views Prabowo as a suitable figure who can lead Indonesia to a better future," he said.
Meanwhile, Gerindras Chief Patron Prabowo Subianto, who attended the event where the decision was announced, said he was touched by the support of the PPP, which had set no terms of any kind.
He said such a support was scarce and reflected a genuine statesmanship.
