Jokowi's relations with ruling party hit low point amid claims administration gives strategic posts to outsiders

JAKARTA - The mercurial relations between President Joko Widodo and the elites of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle have again hit a low point - this time over the appointment of non-party figures to the notoriously high-paying senior management posts in numerous state-owned enterprises.

PDI-P leader Adian Napitupulu has been the most vocal in voicing his disappointment. He especially took issue with Mr Erick's failure to make good on his boss' promise to appoint supporters and PDI-P cadres to senior posts in state-owned enterprises and other strategic posts such as special staff to ministers.

Top positions in state-owned companies in Indonesia have long been filled by both professionals and figures affiliated with the ruling party. Many of these corporate posts pay higher salaries than Cabinet ministers. The strained relations between Mr Joko and his party have also been revealed in the impending mayoral races in Solo, Central Java and in Medan, North Sumatra, with elections set for Dec 9.

Political analyst Firman Manan of the University of Padjadjaran said the relations between Mr Joko and PDI-P have not always been smooth partly because Mr Joko has never held any strategic post within the party.

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