East Java backs Hamzah, Tosari

East Java backs Hamzah, Tosari

SURABAYA: The East Java chapter of the United Development
Party (PPP) nominated Vice President Hamzah Haz and House deputy
speaker Tosari Widjaja candidates for the party's chairmanship
for the 2003-2008 period on Friday.

Incumbent PPP chairman Hamzah has said he would not contest
another term if there were no contenders from the younger
generation for the election scheduled for May.

Secretary of East Java's PPP chapter, Muhammad Mirdasy, said
if Hamzah declined the nomination, the chapter would support
Tosari, who is one of the party's deputy chairmen.

During the congress in May, the chapter would campaign for
regeneration in the central board of executives, which is
currently dominated by older figures.

Mirdasy expressed disappointment in Hamzah, who he said would
use state facilities when he attends the party's anniversary
celebrations on April 26. -- Antara