Indonesia PKS Ready to Recall Ministers

VIVAnews - The Justice and Prosperous Party (PKS) claimed that up until today the coalition of parties has yet to announce the conclusion of the meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Cikeas. PKS vowed to quit the three ministerial offices should the party be dismissed from the coalition. 

"The ministerial offices are part of the coalition. If PKS is no longer wanted, [PKS]'s ministers will be signing off," said PKS Deputy Secretary General, Mahfudz Siddiq, on Thursday. 

Mahfudz said the party instead expects the Indonesian president, who is also chief of the coalition, to sound off the decision.  

According to him, an alternative step had drawn up by the party prior to the sudden meeting held by the coalition of parties. 

"If only the Joint Secretariat had not yet set up the meeting, we would have takan an initiative," he said. 

PKS has its three men - Tifatul Sembiring, Salim Segaf Al-Jufri, and Suswono - been appointed ministers by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.