Jakarta (Antara) - President Joko Widodo expects all parties to maintain unity and integrity, including in the House of Representatives (DPR). "It would be better if we maintain unity and integrity," the president stated here on Friday. Jokowi emphasized that maintaining unity and integrity was of paramount importance. Earlier, DPR Chairman Setya Novanto expressed no objections to the Great Indonesia Coalition's plan to form a shadow DPR leadership, following its landslide defeat in the election of the House Commission chiefs. "We will have no problem if a shadow DPR leadership is inaugurated. The existing DPR leadership was elected based on the Legislative Institution (MD3) Law and the rules of conduct," he affirmed. Arief Wibowo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Victor Laiskodat of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem), Syaifullah of the United Development Party (PPP), and several other representatives of the Great Indonesia Coalition have formed a shadow DPR leadership. Pramono Anung is the chairman of the shadow leadership, and Abdul Kadir Karding, Syaifullah Tamliha, Patrice Rio Capella, and Dossy Iskandar are the deputy chairmen. Novanto further stated that as the current DPR chairman, he had no objections to the other coalition inaugurating a shadow DPR leadership. Under these current circumstances, he noted that the DPR leadership offers adequate opportunities to the public to evaluate them. The political parties that are part of the Red-White coalition will continue to implement several agendas in the interest of the Indonesian people, he asserted. "Let the public evaluate; they know best. The Red-White coalition will strive to serve their interests and will continue to work towards implementing the programs with our partners, which is what we have done," he added. (*)

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