"Help our next president fully so that he can carry out his tasks well," Yudhoyono said.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed hope that all parties would give full and sincere support to president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to run his future government.

"Help our next president fully so that he can carry out his tasks well," he said at a cabinet meeting here on Thursday.

President Yudhoyono is scheduled to hand over his post to Jokowi on October 20 after holding the office for two five-year terms.

Jokowi was the winner of the presidential election last July 9, beating his rival Prabowo Subianto. President Yudhoyono was not allowed to take part in the election by law because he has been in the post for two terms.

President Yudhoyono said that the future challenge to be faced by the new president was not light as the impact of current political competition would still linger on for some time in the future.

In view of that he said wisdom and good efforts need to be taken to unite various national elements who are not still apart.

President Yudhoyono also expressed hope that all state institutions could maintain tolerance, solidarity and harmony with regard to advancing the country.

The chairman of the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR), Zulkifli Hasan, has also called on all parties in the country to unite and stop all kinds of prejudice in connection with the inauguration of president-elect Jokowi and vice president-elect Jusuf Kalla on October 20.

"All elements must stop prejudices regarding the inauguration of president-elect and vice president-elect," he said.

He said the inauguration event was a national agenda so that it must be made successful.

He assured that no sabotage and boycott would happen as rumored so far.

Following the presidential election the nation had been split with the Great Indonesia coalition of parties supporting Jokowi controlling the executive while the Red-White coalition supporting Prabowo Subianto controlling the parliament.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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