PKS Leaders Meet Prabowo, Aburizal, Wiranto

Jakarta (Antara) - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) leaders have met with presidential candidates of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) party, Golkar Party, and People`s Conscience (Hanura) party respectively Prabowo Subianto, Aburizal Bakrie and Wiranto, PKS's official said. The PKS secretary general Taufik Ridho, said through his official website on Sunday that PKS will not be in a hurry to take decision to coalesce with certain political party or presidential candidates. According to him, PKS has built communication with various parties to synchronize the next government platform. Meanwhile, PKS public relations officer Mardani Ali Sera stated that the future coalition is not giving out seats in the parliament and merely supporting the ruling party. "The point is that PKS did not seek seats, but we want to stress that the future coalition should be beneficial for the nation, the state, and the ummah as well," Mardani said. PKS's experience in coalition with the government has provided valuable input to form the future coalition format, he remarked. "For instance, decision on the energy policy should not be taken alone, but decided conjointly. In the previous government, all decisions were taken alone by the coalition leader, and PKS was requested to support. We don't want such affairs to recur," Mardani added. (*) Reporting by Muhammad Arief Iskandar