PPP, Golkar axe three dissidents<\/p>\n
Kasparman Piliang, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra<\/p>\n
Three members of the 19-strong Padang Panjang legislative council
\nin West Sumatra have been fired from their respective parties for
\nallegedly voting for rival candidates in the mayoral election,
\npoliticians said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Councillors Akhyar Syafnur Datuk Bagindo and Dahlinar of the
\nUnited Development Party (PPP), and Suhaimi from the Golkar Party
\nwere blamed for breaching the policies of their respective
\nparties when they refused to vote for their own party candidates.<\/p>\n
The mayoral election was marred by a walkout by nine
\ncouncillors in a protest against one of the candidates, Adirozal.<\/p>\n
But the walkout failed to stop the contest and 12 members of
\nthe council unanimously elected Suir Syam to replace incumbent
\nmayor Yohanis Tamin, and Adirozal as his deputy.<\/p>\n
Suir and Adirozal were nominated by the National Mandate Party
\n(PAN), the Crescent Star Party (PBB) and the Justice Party (PK).<\/p>\n
Syahrudji Tanjung, who chairs the PPP chapter of West Sumatra,
\nconfirmed the removal of Ahyar and Dahlinar from the party, as
\nthey were believed to have cast their votes for Suir and
\nAdirozal.<\/p>\n
When the PPP faction chairman in the council, Nurhadi, joined
\nthe walkout, both Ahyar and Dahlinar remained and chose to take
\npart in the election process.<\/p>\n
The PPP faction had nominated the pair of Guspardi Gaus and
\nMasrul, but they did not earn any votes.<\/p>\n
Djusril Jusan, a leader of Golkar's West Sumatra chapter, said
\nhis party would fire Suhaimi, who was also accused of being
\ndisloyal to the party.<\/p>\n
Suhaimi apparently defied Golkar's order to support the
\npairing of Afrizal Moetwa and Teddi Alfonso and voted for Suir.<\/p>\n
The nine councillors who walked out of the election -- five
\nfrom Golkar, two from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
\n(PDI Perjuangan) and two from the PPP -- said the mayoral
\nelection had to be postponed, arguing it violated the council's
\nstanding orders.<\/p>\n
They said they had walked out of the election to protest
\nprocedural flaws, because Adirozal had not fulfilled the
\nadministrative requirements.<\/p>\n
As a civil servant, Adirozal should have obtained permission
\nfrom the national education minister to be able to contest the
\nrace, but had not, the protesters said, citing the regulations on
\nthe mayoral election.<\/p>",
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