Fit and proper candidates

Sat, 09/06/2008 11:26 AM  |  Bali

Nengah Selamet (see photo), one of the candidates for a position as a member of the Bali General Elections Commission (KPUD), was interviewed by a group of experts as part of a fit-and-proper test in Denpasar on Friday.

Chaired by legal prac-titioner I Dewa Ngurah Swastha, the group scrutinized each candidate's motivation, personal commitment and knowledge of topics related to the general elections regulations and ways to handle potential problems.

"We also pay attention to each individual candidate's personal track record, especially his or her integrity," Swastha told The Jakarta Post.

Selamet said he applied for a position at the KPUD because he wanted to work for the public interest.all of my life I have been working in the private sector and no one knows me. So I think this is the time for my work to be publicly known and appreciated by being a KPUD member," he said.

The group also asked the candidates how they would respond to the media regarding their efforts in organizing the elections and tackling any problems.

Swastha said 10 candidates would be chosen out of the 20 candidates involved in this phase of the recruitment process.

"The 10 chosen candidates will undergo a second fit-and-proper test to be conducted by a team from the central General Elections Commission. The test is slated to commence next week," he added.

He said five candida-tes would be chosen from the second test and would be inaugurated as the new Bali KPUD members on Sept. 22.

-- JP/Dicky Christanto

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