Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Golkar party has given mandate to chairman Jusuf Kalla to build coalition with other political parties promoting him as presidential candidate in upcoming election.

"Golkar will promote Kalla for president," said Zainal Bintang, head of the Golkar party's division on labor and transmigration, on Wednesday. He said that the decision would be distributed to head of the party's provincial chapters in the plenary meeting on Thursday.

After week of intensive talk, Golkar and the Democratic party failed to reach agreement on coalition, ending the plan to pair Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla in upcoming presidential election.

Golkar announced result of negotiation talks between team of the parties. "The talks on coalition with Democratic party has collapsed," said Seomarsono Secretary General of the Golkar told the press conference.