Golkar denies preparing new cabinet list<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Golkar Secretary-General Ary Mardjono denied
\nmaking a list of future cabinet ministers for President Soeharto
\nto consider.<\/p>\n
Ary said it was the President's prerogative to choose cabinet
\nministers and the Golkar executive board had not discussed
\nmatters concerning the 1998-2002 cabinet.<\/p>\n
However, reliable sources say that Ary's list of ministers had
\nbecome a hot topic among Golkar leaders.<\/p>\n
The People's Consultative Assembly will elect the new
\npresident and vice president next March. President Soeharto, who
\nhas been in power for 30 years, is widely expected to retain his
\npost.<\/p>\n
Golkar won 325 of the 425 contested seats in the House of
\nRepresentatives (DPR) in the recent general election.<\/p>\n
The new house of Representatives members will be sworn in on
\nOct. 1.<\/p>\n
Some Golkar figures and election campaigners, who assisted
\nGolkar in achieving its landslide victory, have been listed as
\ncandidates for ministerial posts in the cabinet, the source said.<\/p>\n
Past presidential cabinets have been dominated by the ruling
\npolitical organization. Most appointed cabinet ministers were
\nalso Golkar cadres and members.<\/p>\n
Golkar has won all six general elections held since the
\nestablishment of the New Order government in the mid 1960s.<\/p>\n
In the May 29 election, Golkar triumphed over its rivals the
\nUnited Development Party (PPP), which won 89 seats, and the
\nIndonesian Democratic Party (PDI), with won 11 seats.<\/p>\n
The remaining 75 seats are allocated for the Armed Forces,
\nwhose members do not vote. (imn)<\/p>",
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