REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The fate of a member coalition, Justice and Prosperous Party (PKS), will be announced by secretary of ruling coalition (Setgab), not by any party member of the coalition. “Not Golkar or any other party, but the spokesperson of the secretariat,” the head of communication and informatics Democrat Party, Ruhut Sitompul, said to Republika on Saturday.
Sitompul refuted the rumors there was a certain degree of uncertainty on PKS’ fate within his party. “We convened on Thursday and the result was obvious,” he said firmly. He also reiterated, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s position as the leader of the secretariat had been firm and clear. He only expected the right time before announcing the decision on PKS, Sitompul added.