President SBY tried to amend rift between PD and Golkar

Commenting on the news about the statement of Vice Chairman of Partai Demokrat Mr. Ahmad Mubarok on monday, February 9, 2009, President SBY said in a Press Conference on Tuesday February 10, 2009 at his Cikeas villa that Partai GOLKAR is a close ally of Partai Demokrat. As a Patron of the Partai Demokrat, President SBY asked Mr. Mubarok not to make any statements without the consent of the party’s leadership that can cause trouble to the Party.

However, Mr. Mubarok was reported to refuse asking for an aplogy from Golkar, and instead he blamed reporters for twisting his statement. It was reported that Mr. Mubarok predicted Golkar would only secure around 2.5% of peoples vote in April 2009 election.