Aburizal Bakrie to Run for President in 2014: Agung
October 26, 2011
Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetary in Jakarta last week. The controversial businessman will run for president in 2014, Golkar deputy chairman Agung Laksono says. (JG Photo) Related articles
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474116whatever,, I'm sooo not voting for this guy...
He is too Sumatran to win.
oh there are still a lot of candidates on the election.
I heard Mrs Yudhoyono and his army chief brother are planning to run the election too. there are a lot of to watch until 2014, enjoy folks.
Yo dude, Sarcasm lah!
Very good. So as president he can pay back his evaded taxes.
Aburizal Bakrie will run for president in 2014, Golkar Party deputy chairman Agung Laksono says.
Speaking on Tuesday evening, Laksono, the coordinating minister for people’s welfare, said an official announcement would be made during the party’s three-day national leadership meeting that begins today.
“Even though Aburizal refuses to discuss [the election] now, regional headquarters have strongly urged us to do so,” Agung said at the Vice Presidential Palace. “I can’t be sure how or when the discussion is going to take place but it is confirmed that Pak Ical [Aburizal] is Golkar’s presidential candidate.”
With President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono prevented by law from contesting a third term in office, Aburizal’s wealth and the as-yet lack of any strong rivals, put him in a strong position to become Indonesia’s next president.
The controversial businessman and chairman of Golkar, however, remains a polarizing figure and will struggle to overcome serious question marks about his character.
Agung urged party officials to make the official announcement as soon as possible.
Yudhoyono is expected to open the Golkar conference this evening.
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