The meeting has named deputy chairman of PPP Emron Pangkapi as the acting chairman of PPP.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Participants of the United Development Party (PPP) leadership meeting organized by PPP Secretary General Mochammad Romahurmuziy and his group have decided to temporarily dismiss Suryadharma Ali as the party chairman.
"The first leadership meeting of PPP, in line with the partys statute, has corrected the sanction decided in the previous meeting of the PPP executive board from giving Suryadharma Ali the first warning to temporary dismissal," M Romahurmuziy, the leadership meetings secretary, said here on Sunday.
The meeting has named deputy chairman of PPP Emron Pangkapi as the acting chairman of PPP.
The meeting also decided to speed up the implementation of the partys congress.
Suryadharma Ali did not attend the meeting which was participated in by among others deputy chairman Suharso Monoarfa, deputy chairman Lukman Hakim Syaifuddin, chairman of the advisory council Zarkasih Nur, chairman of the expert council Barlianta Harahap, chairman of the Syariah council, Fachrurrozy Ishaq, and the partys general treasurer Mahmud Yunus.
Around 50 people who claimed to be sympathizers of PPP, protested the decision to dismiss Suryadharma Ali during the meeting.
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