REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CIANJUR - Presidential special staff for political communication issues, Daniel Sparingga said that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was ready to meet with the elected president of 2014 after the Constituional Court's decision. According to him, Yudhoyono has no negative thinking of anything carried out by presidential candidate for government transition.
"President Yudhoyono can talk openly to the new president after the decision," Sparingga said in Cianjur on Saturday.
He said that President Yudhoyono knew himself as he ever had the same experience in 2004 transition period where there was no access at that time. He does not want that case to happen this time.
The losing presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto filed a lawsuit on disputed election result to Constitutional Court. The court held its first hearing on Wednesday, featuring nine justices, representatives from Prabowo's team, General Election Commission (KPU) and the winning pair Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo and Jusuf Kalla.