REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- A senior Golkar Party member has asked the government to stay neutral and not respond to the issue of any conflict within the political parties.

"I do hold the Golkar Party card, but I must not side with Golkar alone. I must see what is in the nation's best interests. That's why I express my gratitude to the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs and the Law and Human Rights Minister for their attendance (at the national leadership meeting of Golkar Party)," BJ Habibie said while delivering his address at the meeting here on Saturday night.

Habibie, who was also the country's third president, believed that the presence of the two ministers at the meeting was at President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s instructions.

The presence of the two ministers reflects that the government would remain neutral in responding to the conflict within the Golkar Party, he said.

"I have been able to arrive at this conclusion due to the position I have held in the nation?s governance. It is impossible for Cabinet members to go on their own accord without the president's instructions," he said.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and Law and Human Rights Minister Yasona Laoly attended the meeting, representing President Joko Widodo.

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