Ical, Airlangga Ready for Golkar Chairmanship Election in Bali

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Golongan Karya Party (Partai Golkar) under its current chairman, Aburizal Bakrie is holding its National Congress Conference (MUNAS) IX at Nusa Dua, Bali commencing on 30 of November until 3 of December 2014. The Chairman of The House Representative of Golkar Party in Bali, Ketut Sudikerta confirmed that all preparations have been made and that the event should go smoothly as planned until it finishes on Wednesday 3 of December 2014.

"We are fully prepared for the event held by Golkar Party. The National Congress ought to go as smoothly as possible, security measures have also been made to prevent unwanted clashes between the supporters of each candidate," shared Ketut at DPD office, Jalan Soerapatti, Denpasar, Bali, Friday (11/28/2014).

Ketut shares how as the host of the National Congress, DPD Golkar in Bali has put a credible amount of effort in preparing for the events. Starting with the venue, security measures, and all sorts of aspects that are deemed important to keep the event going as planned.

"Today, the event will be held at the Westin hotel," Ketut added. He says that the current chairman Aburizal Bakrie has already communicated with the chief of Indonesian Police of his intention and hoped that police forces will also be involved by assuring the security throughout the event.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) guarantees that there will be no intervention during the National Congress Conference (Munas) in Bali.

The colour yellow seems to decorate some areas in Bali. This is evident in the area of the Bali International Convention Centre (BICC) and The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, where a number of banners, flags and giant billboards are evidently installed.

The leader of the local National Congress Organizing Committee IX Golkar I, Gusti Putu Wijaya confirmed the presence of the entire board of DPD Golkar Party level I and II from all parts of Indonesia at the National Congress Conference in Nusa Dua, Bali.

"Participants from all provinces and districts in Indonesia have declared their attendance," uttered Wijaya at Golkar DPD Office in Bali, Saturday (11/29/2014).

Gusti said that all participants are placed at 7 different hotels provided around the Nusa Dua area.

Ical, Airlangga ready...

Apart from that, the Secretary of Golkar Party Bambang Soesatyo said that individuals from the Red and White Coalition (KMP) are also attending the Golkar National Congress Conference in Bali.

"Members and leaders of KMP such as Amien Rais, Hatta Rajasa, Prabowo Subianto, Anis Matta, Suryadharma Ali, Djan Faridz, Syarif Hasan have already confirmed their attendance for the opening of the National Congress on Sunday 30 of November 2014 at Nusa Dua, Bali," Bambang further confirmed.

According to him, the decision of holding the National Congress in Bali on November 30 2014 was not the decision made single- handedly by The current Chairman of Golkar Party Ical (Aburizal Bakrie) nor was his Vice or his current adversary Agung Laksono’s idea.

"It was the decision made from the National Board Meeting (Rampimnas). During that meeting 34 leaders of DPD throughout Indonesia, along with 10 organizations founded and established by the Golkar Party have collectively decided that the National Congress ought to happen in Bali. So, the show must go on. For now, the current battle is between Aburizal Bakrie and Airlangga Hartarto," Bambang explained.

The Golkar National Congress IX continues today after its commencement on Sunday 30 November 2014. Today’s agenda starts with discussions about the code of conduct (Tatib) for the election, followed by DPP accountability/liability report (LPJ).

"Today we are talking about the code of conduct and then the accountability report," shared the Leader of The Golkar National Congress IX Organizing Committee, Ahmadi Noor Supit, at the Westin Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali on Monday (12/01/2014).

The event today is scheduled to begin at 09:00 am. The aforementioned agenda will be discussed at the Mangupura Hall.

Ahmad Noor Supit further confirms that the election for the 2014- 2019 Chairman of Golkar Party will occur on Tuesday 2 of December 2014.

The decision of holding the National Congress (Munas) in Bali initially triggered conflict between the Ical and Agung Laksono along with their supporters. Vice Chairman of Golkar Party Agung Laksono is not present at the National Congress in Bali. This leaves the battle between two potential individuals, Aburizal bakrie and Airlangga Hartarto. (Riz)