Jokowiʼs coalition remains solid after PPP leadership crisis

The chairman of the National Development Planning Agency, Suharso Monoarfa, briefing reporters following the signing of an (Mou) between PT Indonesia Mecca Tower and Bayarind Artha Nusa Internusa in Jakarta on Sept 12. - JP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Experts said that President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo’s big-tent government coalition remained untroubled despite the recent internal rift within the United Development Party (PPP) that saw chairman Suharso Monoarfa ousted from office last week, as the government had moved swiftly to recognise the party’s new acting leader.

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly issued a decree that confirms Muhammad Mardiono as the party's acting chairman until Suharso’s term expires in 2025.