PPP to name presidential nominees

JAKARTA: The United Development Party (PPP) will select its presidential nominees at the party's congress in May, party leader Hamzah Haz said on Friday.

"The upcoming congress in May will determine our presidential nominees after hearing recommendations from party members," said Hamzah, who is also the country's vice president.

Candidates from PPP will compete with Megawati Soekarnoputri from the country's largest political party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle; Amien Rais, leader of the National Mandate Party; and Yusril Ihza Mahendra from the Crescent Star Party.

The Golkar Party, the second largest in the country, has not yet named a definite presidential nominee. -- JP