Golkar and PPP in barter deal on commission chiefs<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Golkar and the United Development Party (PPP)
\nwill likely barter for the chairmanship of the City Council's
\nCommission C on financial affairs, which was held by PPP for
\nseveral office terms.<\/p>\n
Chairman of PPP, Achmad Suaidy, said yesterday that his party
\nagreed to hand over Commission C as long as secretary positions
\nof two Golkar commissions were filled by PPP councilors.<\/p>\n
\"If Golkar wants to chair Commission C, it's fine. But Golkar
\nshould allow two PPP councilors to become secretaries of two of
\nthe three commissions it will chair,\" Suaidy said.<\/p>\n
Besides Commission C, Golkar also proposed to chair Commission
\nD on development affairs and Commission E on economic affairs.
\nThe three commissions were considered the most influential
\ncommissions of the council.<\/p>\n
Suaidy insisted that his party's decision was not a compromise
\nwith Golkar.<\/p>\n
\"We don't compromise. If Golkar agrees to let our councilors
\nbecome secretaries of their two commissions, we'll let them chair
\nCommission C,\" Achmad said.<\/p>\n
He was optimistic that Golkar would not refuse PPP's proposal.
\n\"I know Golkar will agree with it,\" Achmad said.<\/p>\n
He said the Armed Forces (ABRI) faction, which would chair
\nCommission A on administrative affairs, has also agreed with the
\npeaceful offer by PPP, which will chair Commission B on economic
\naffairs.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, PPP was still determined to chair Commission C
\neven though Golkar proposed to take over the commission.<\/p>\n
Golkar also took two of three deputy council speaker seats
\nafter the other three council factions, ABRI, PPP and the
\nIndonesian Democratic Party (PDI), compromised with Golkar.<\/p>\n
However, the day before the council speaker and deputy
\nspeakers were chosen on Tuesday, the three factions still opposed
\nGolkar's proposal. They said there should be only two deputy
\nspeakers serving during the 1997-2002 office term, following
\nPDI's poor results in the general election in which it only got
\none representative.<\/p>\n
In the previous term, PPP, Golkar and PDI were each
\nrepresented by one deputy speaker.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, PPP councilor Djafar Badjeber urged the council to
\nset aside the deputy chairman seat of Commission D on development
\naffairs for Lukman F. Mokoginta of PDI.<\/p>\n
\"This is a democratic country with three political parties, so
\nwhy don't we show our appreciation by letting him be the
\ncommission's deputy chairman,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Out of the 75 City Council members, 39 are from Golkar, 20
\nfrom PPP, 15 from ABRI and one from PDI. (ste)<\/p>",
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