The official count will determine PDIP`s tickets."
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP) will announce its vice presidential candidate only after the official count of votes from the recent legislative elections is known, a party figure stated.

"The results of quick counts so far are still temporary but the fixed results will be made known only by the General Elections Commission (KPU)," Pramono Anung, former PDIP secretary general, noted here on Thursday.

He explained that based on quick counts, PDIP obtained around 19 percent of votes but it is not yet known if the official count by KPU will be the same or higher than the quick counts.

In view of that, PDIP will wait for the official announcement of the vote count by KPU, scheduled for early next month, before deciding to announce its presidential candidate.

"The official count will determine PDIPs tickets," he clarified.

Pramono Anung who is also deputy House speaker explained that PDIP had already discussed several names for a vice presidential candidate but the final decision about it will be made by PDIPs general chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri and Jokowi, PDIPs presidential candidate.

Who will be the best one to be Jokowis running mate will be known only after KPU announced the official count, he reiterated.

"PDIP is now intensively communicating with other political parties or figures with regard to the partys vice presidential candidate," he announced.

PDIP needs to cooperate with other parties to meet the presidential threshold set at 25 percent to be able to assure its presidential and vice presidential candidates.

Pramono added that PDIP will announce the name of its vice presidential candidate at the right moment.

He pointed out that PDIP will take a lesson from its failures to win presidential elections in 2004 and 2009.

"To meet the 2014 presidential election PDIP must be more careful. God willing, we will get maximum support from the people," he asserted.

Pramono declined to comment when asked to confirm on potential figures for Jokowis running mate such as former vice president Jusuf Kalla and former constitutional court chief justice Mahfud MD.

The presidential election is scheduled on July 9.

(Reporting by Riza Harahap/H-YH/INE/KR-BSR/B003)

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