Golkar begins presidential screening<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Hasta Karya, a forum of eight organizations under the
\nGolkar Party, began screening four presidential hopefuls on
\nMonday at the Mulia Hotel here, months before the party holds
\nnational congresses in October 2003 and February 2004.<\/p>\n
The four, who were invited by the forum to present their
\nvisions for the country, were media baron Surya Paloh, Minister
\nof Transportation Agum Gumelar, Coordinating Minister for
\nPeople's Welfare Jusuf Kalla and former Indonesian Military chief
\nGen. (ret) Wiranto.<\/p>\n
Oetojo Oesman, who led the meeting, said Hasta Karya was
\nworking to identify who was eligible to run for president.<\/p>\n
The forum will soon summon several other presidential
\nhopefuls.<\/p>\n
After completing the screening of the presidential hopefuls,
\nthe forum will select several candidates and present them at the
\nparty's national congresses.<\/p>\n
At the October congress five candidates will be selected, and
\nby February next year the party will name one candidate to
\ncontest the 2004 presidential elections scheduled to take place
\nsometime between June and August.<\/p>\n
Hasta Karya will have just eight of the 530 official votes at
\nthe party's national congresses, but its position is significant
\nbecause most of its members are executives at Golkar's chapters
\nand branches, which hold 30 and 416 votes, respectively.<\/p>\n
Among the members of Hasta Karya are the Association of Mutual
\nAssistance Cooperatives and the Mutual Aid Family Conference.
\n--JP<\/p>",
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