REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has expressed his gratitude that Indonesia could run democracy by conducting the recent two general elections namely legislative and presidential polls peacefully.
"We are grateful that in the recent two polls, there was no conflict that took human life as happen in other countries," he said in his address at the golden jubilee of the Golkar Party here on Tuesday evening.
He further said, in some Asian countries, conflicts always occurred which left not a few of casualties such as in Thailand, the Philippines, India and Pakistan.
Jusuf Kalla, better known as JK, stated that it's not easy to run democracy in a country without the role of political parties..
According to the vice president the new government will not moves well and dynamic without people's criticism and supervision.
In the meantime, the Golkar Party Chairman Aburizal Bakrie said the position of his party now is a trus partner of the President and Vice President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Jusuf Kalla (JK).
As a real partner then Golkar Party will
friend will remind (government) if necessary and be critical, as well as provide alternative solutions, so that the critical stance is not merely becomes an expression of the difference, Aburizal Bakrie.
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