Presidential candidacy

Presidential candidacy

From Jayakarta,

Based on my clippings I see that four ministers, two ulema
organizations and two youth organizations have already expressed
their determination to renominate the President as a candidate in
the next election.

Some state leaders are of the opinion that such a move is
legal and that the 1945 Constitution does not prohibit it.
However, Article 6, paragraph 2 of Chapter III of the
Constitution concerning the Authority of the National Government
reads: "The President and Vice-President are elected by the
People's Consultative Assembly through a majority of votes."
Bearing this in mind, and the fact that we already have the
mechanism to that effect, the statements of determination about
the presidential candidacy are unethical. Moreover, the next
presidential election is still two years away.

It is up to the people to decide if the statements of
determination contradict the Constitution.

MAS SOEBANDI

Jakarta