JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has been reelected as Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI). Kalla secured 247 out of 418 total votes to seal his second term.
Kalla’s contender Siti Hediati Haryadi aka Titiek Soeharto, meanwhile, only got 170 votes. Titiek, the daughter of former President Soeharto, is now one of key leaders from Aburizal Bakrie’s Golkar Party.
The PMI chairmanship election itself was held at the Millenium Hotel in Central Jakarta. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)