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Gerindra tells AHY to focus on governing: Election is still far away

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Gerindra spokesman Sugiat Santoso said politicians should focus on completing government work because the 2029 election remains distant.
  • He urged the Democratic Party and other coalition members to help President Prabowo Subianto address public concerns.
  • Golkar deputy leader Ahmad Doli Kurnia interpreted Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono's remarks as a strong signal that he may contest the next presidential election.

Gerindra has urged Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono to concentrate on governing, after the Democratic Party chairman raised election-related issues during his party's 25th anniversary event.

Gerindra spokesman Sugiat Santoso said the 2029 election was still a long way off. He noted that Yudhoyono and the Democratic Party remain part of the governing coalition and should focus on completing the work entrusted to them in the legislative and executive branches.

I hope we all simply focus on completing the work entrusted to us, both in the legislative and executive branches. As for the election, it is still a long way off.

· Sugiat SantosoThe Gerindra spokesman urged coalition members to focus on government responsibilities.

“I hope we all simply focus on completing the work entrusted to us, both in the legislative and executive branches. As for the election, it is still a long way off,” Sugiat said.

He called on all parties to help President Prabowo Subianto resolve issues affecting the public. Sugiat said Prabowo had not discussed elections within Gerindra and argued that parties that successfully address public problems would see their electoral support rise automatically.

Yudhoyono's speech at the Democratic Party's headquarters urged cadres in the executive, legislature and local government to remain sensitive and honest about conditions experienced by people on the ground. He also stressed the need for professionalism and neutrality among state institutions during elections, including the military, police, intelligence agencies, law enforcers and civil service.

I am confident and believe that any party that succeeds in resolving the people's problems will automatically see its electoral support increase, so there is no need to worry about it.

· Sugiat SantosoHe argued that concrete work for the public would strengthen a party's electoral position.

Yudhoyono cited the peaceful and democratic transfer of power after two terms under former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. “Power does not belong to one person forever. Power is a mandate from the people with a time limit,” he said.

Golkar deputy chairman Ahmad Doli Kurnia agreed with that message but read a political signal in the delivery. He said Yudhoyono's tone, gestures and position suggested that he was preparing to become one of the contenders in the next presidential election.

Power does not belong to one person forever. Power is a mandate from the people with a time limit.

· Agus Harimurti YudhoyonoYudhoyono discussed democratic transfers of power and the temporary nature of political authority.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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