Golkar nominees pledge to win poll

YOGYAKARTA: Three candidates for regent nominated by the Golkar Party have made a promise of victory to Golkar Party leader Jusuf Kalla in Yogyakarta as direct regional elections draw nigh.

During a ceremony in Yogyakarta, the candidates pledged that they would fight to win and remain loyal to the party, but would be ready to accept defeat if the voters did not pick them on June 26.

The candidates will run in the direct elections in Bantul, Gunung Kidul and Sleman regencies in the province.

In his speech, Kalla told them that Golkar would fully support its members during the regional elections, the first local direct elections in the country's history. "We have set a target. We hope that everyone we support during the elections will win," Kalla, the nation's vice president, stated boldly. -- JP