Medical Practitioners Support Prabowo-Hatta Pair

Medan, N Sumatra (Antara) - Some 500 medical practitioners, including nurses and midwives, have declared their support for presidential and vice presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa in the July 9 presidential election. The medical workers announced their support here on Saturday, while carrying banners and chanting the names of Prabowo and Hatta. Coordinator of the support declaration, dr. Rudi Sambas, stated that the reason his group chose to support the Prabowo-Hatta duo is because they have expressed their wish to improve health affairs and due to their vision for democracy in Indonesia. "So far, our salaries, health and medical systems have received little attention. What we want is, if the Prabowo-Hatta duo are elected as Indonesian president and vice president, they should improve the health and medical system in Indonesia. We hope that all of our aspirations could be realized," Rudi noted. Indonesia will hold a presidential election on July 9, 2014, which will be contested by two pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates: Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa and Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Jusuf Kalla (JK). Prabowo Subianto is a retired military general and the chairman of Gerindra (Great Indonesia Movement) Party, while his running mate, Hatta Rajasa, is a former coordinating minister for economic affairs and the chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN). Jokowi is Jakarta`s governor and a cadre of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), while his running mate, JK, is a former vice president and a senior politician of the Golkar Party. The Prabowo-Hatta pair is supported by Gerindra, PAN, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the United Development Party (PPP), the Crescent and Star Party (PBB), and the Golkar Party. The Jokowi-JK pair is supported by five political parties: the Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), the Nation Awakening Party (PKB), the People`s Conscience Party (Hanura), the Justice and Indonesian Unity Party (PKPI), and the National Democrat Party (Nasdem). (*)