Ali ready to lead PBB

Mon, 07 Feb 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Politician Ali Muchtar said on Saturday that he was
ready to take up the chairmanship of the Muslim-based party
Crescent Star Party (PBB). The party needed young blood in order
to spur change within party, said Ali Muchtar, who is also a PBB
House legislator, during his visit to Banda Aceh.

Besides Ali, there are several other names that are expected
to contest the party's leadership at the party's congress in
Surabaya on Feb. 20 and 24. They are Hamdan Zoelva, M.S. Ka'ban,
who is currently the Minister of Forestry, Sahar L. Hassan and
Anwar Saleh.

If elected, Ali said that he would propose that the Law on
Political Parties be amended in order to allow the party to
contest the next 2009 general election. If this was not done then
the PBB will have to merge with another party in order to secure
chance to participate in the next election, said Ali. -- Antara

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