Wesnawa retains PDI-P chief post

Wesnawa retains PDI-P chief post

DENPASAR, Bali: Ida Bagus Putu Wesnawa, unchallenged for the
chief post at the provincial chapter of Indonesian Democratic
Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), won a second five-year term
on Friday.

Wesnawa left it late to win reelection as the congress went
beyond midnight bickering over his official job as the speaker of
the provincial legislature. All but one of the party's nine
district branches in the province voted for him.

The party bans any of its cadre from holding both legislative
and party jobs.

The debate over Wesnawa's eligibility to run for the party
jobs was concluded only after PDI Perjuangan chairwoman Megawati
Soekarnoputri intervened.

After his election, soft-spoken Wesnawa remained undecided
over whether he would comply with the party ruling.

"It's all up to the party's provincial chapter," he said.
(zen)