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Election will not be delayed: KPU chairman
Thu, 07/02/2009 1:36 PM | Presidential Election
JAKARTA: Chairman of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Abdul Hafiz Anshary said Wednesday the KPU had no plans to delay the July 8 presidential election.
Abdul was responding to a statement from Muhammadiyah chairman Dien Syamsuddin that the presidential election might not go ahead as scheduled as preparations, particularly regarding the electoral roll, were not completed.
Muhammadiyah is the country's second-largest Muslim organization.
"We are ready to hold the presidential election. The electoral roll is correct, I don't think Pak Dien is right," Abdul told Kompas.com.
He said the KPU did not want to risk delaying the presidential election as the next president must be announced by Oct. 6 and installed by Oct. 20.
The KPU is set to hold a teleconference call with the Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), the National Police, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and regional administration officials to make final checks for the presidential election. - JP
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