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Main Reason for Secretary General and 1.3 Million Members Splitting from Labor Party
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Main Reason for Secretary General and 1.3 Million Members Splitting from Labor Party

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Secretary General of the Indonesian Labor Party, Ferri Nuzarli, resigned along with approximately 1.3 million members.
  • Nuzarli cited fundamental differences in political views and the party's direction as reasons for the split.
  • Party President Said Iqbal dismissed the resignations as common in politics and stated the party would proceed with leadership appointments.

A significant internal rift has emerged within the Indonesian Labor Party, with its Secretary General, Ferri Nuzarli, announcing his resignation along with a substantial bloc of approximately 1.3 million members and officials from the Indonesian People's Organization (ORI).

Nuzarli stated that the decision, made on Friday, June 26, was not easy but stemmed from "fundamental differences in views, attitudes, and direction of struggle." He indicated that these internal issues had been present for a long time and attempts to resolve them amicably had failed. The departing members are spread across numerous regions, from Sumatra Utara to Papua.

This decision was not easy. However, after various considerations and evaluations, we see that there have been fundamental differences in views, attitudes, and direction of struggle.

— Ferri NuzarliExplaining the reasons behind his resignation and that of 1.3 million members.

He instructed all ORI officials holding structural positions within the Labor Party, from national to sub-district levels, to submit their administrative resignations. Nuzarli emphasized that the departure was amicable and they intended to maintain fraternal relations with the Labor Party.

Internal problems have actually been around for a long time, and we tried to resolve them amicably, but the problems kept increasing until finally, based on evaluations and input from all regions, we decided to stop here.

— Ferri NuzarliElaborating on the long-standing internal issues that led to the mass resignation.

However, Labor Party President Said Iqbal downplayed the significance of the mass resignations. Responding to Nuzarli's claims, Iqbal stated he had "no comment," particularly regarding the figure of 1.3 million members. He characterized resignations as a normal occurrence in political parties.

Despite the exodus, Iqbal announced that the party would proceed with the inauguration of its central leadership and officials in 38 provinces and 493 regencies/cities on Monday, June 29. He also confirmed that the vacant Secretary General position would be filled by an internal party cadre. The Labor Party made its debut in the 2024 general election but failed to secure any seats in the House of Representatives.

Regarding my friend's claim, I have no comment, especially concerning the 1.3 million members.

— Said IqbalResponding to the claims made by Ferri Nuzarli about the scale of the resignations.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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