PPP splinter is OK: Hamzah

PPP splinter is OK: Hamzah

JAKARTA: The United Development Party (PPP) chairman Hamzah
Haz, who is also the Vice President, responded lightly to the
plan to establish a splinter group within his party, saying that
if it is for the good of the party then it will be no problem.

PPP advisory council member Eggy Sudjana said on Thursday,
after meeting Hamzah, that the Vice President considers that if
the splinter has the same party vision it may even boost PPP's
performance.

The group, which is reportedly supported by 13 PPP chapters
throughout the country, has asked that the PPP central board
revoke its decision to hold the chairmanship election after the
2004 general elections.

They have even produced a party symbol and flag that resembles
PPP's and Zainuddin M.Z., a PPP executive of the NU faction, has
been named as the leader of the splinter group to be called "PPP
Reformasi". --JP