No Political Contract in Supporting Prabowo: PD Cadre

Jakarta (Antara) - The Democratic Party (PD) Faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) has no political contract to support the Prabowo-Hatta presidential and vice presidential candidate pair, a PD cadre said. "There is no political contract behind the support. This is purely the desire of the faction members and we have the commitment for the support," Chairman of the PD Faction in the DPR Nurhayati Ali Assegaf said here on Wednesday. Nurhayati, who is the coordinator of PD Faction members' declaration, said the Prabowo-Hatta pair would enjoy a large number of votes after her party faction members gave their support to the duo. She noted that after the declaration, the PD faction members visited their respective constituents to promote the Prabowo-Hatta presidential ticket. "I am impressed with the Prabowo commitment to resuming the pro-people programs of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, such as the KUR (smallholder's credit), PNPM (self-reliant people's empowerment program) and the rotating assistance funds he will launch if he is elected," she added. Executive Board members and cadres of the ruling Democratic Party (PD) have also declared their support for the Prabowo-Hatta presidential and vice presidential candidate pair in the upcoming July 9 presidential election. Secretary of the Law Enforcing Department of the Democratic Party, Jemmy Setiawan, who is concurrently coordinator of the declaration, said PD cadres will support the Probowo team because the pair was expected to continue the pro-people programs of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Hatta Rajasa was a chief economic minister of Yudhoyono's government, who had resigned to run as a vice presidential candidate in the presidential election. "We see that the vision and mission of the Prabowo-Hatta duo are in line with the pro-people programs of Yudhoyono's government, which has helped Indonesia to become one of the 20 largest economies in the world," Jemmy said. (*)