The president of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), Tifatul Sembiring, said here on Saturday that his party could understand Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s decision to choose Boediono as his running mate.
After attending the registration of the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)-Boediono with the General Elections Commission (KPU) here on Saturday he told newsmen that SBY had chosen Boediono because he needed a company who understood economic affairs with regard to dealing with current global economic crisis.
"In our talk with him (SBY) on Friday he explained that his next government would work hard to overcome the problems of economic crisis. So he needed an expert in the fields of finance, banking and economy," he said.
He said during the meeting at the State Palace SBY also denied that his running mate was a liberal economist.
After accepting Boediono’s nomination PKS submitted a political contract to SBY for signing. The contract is a guarantee for PKS or SBY’s Democratic Party to coalesce for the presidential race on July 8 as well as in the next government if the ticket won the race. Under the contract PKS had asked SBY and Boediono to uphold the country’s economic sovereignty with no foreign intervention.
The contract is also related to a commitment to eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism as well as bureaucratic reform effort, poverty alleviation and others.
Tifatul said PKS’s decision to finally coalesce with the Democratic party was not against the decision of the party’s advisory council. "We remain consistent wih the council’s decision namely that coalition with the Democratic Party was possible after the political contract was signed. The contract based on PKS’s political platform has been signed by SBY," he said.
Tifatul said the tug-of-war between PKS and the Democratic Party in the past few days was caused more by miscommunication regarding Boediono’s choice. After the problem was settled PKS was now ready to help SBY and Beodiono win in the race. "Certainly as a coalition member we will work hard to make our candidates win," he said, adding the decision to choose Boediono was in line with the principle of "the right man in the right place."
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