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House warned against revising laws on elections, parties
Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has spoken out against the House of Representativesâ plan to revise the 2015 local elections and the 2015 regional administration law, warning of potential political chaos
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ome Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has spoken out against the House of Representatives' plan to revise the 2015 local elections and the 2015 regional administration law, warning of potential political chaos.
'It could also disturb all relevant sides' focus, especially the General Elections Commission (KPU), before the simultaneous local elections,' Antara quoted Tjahjo as saying in Semarang, Central Java, on Wednesday.
The two laws in question empower the KPU and the Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) to uphold their independence in organizing the elections.
A number of legislators have recently proposed an immediate review of the two laws to allow political parties undergoing internal conflict to contest the elections. The KPU has issued a regulation banning divided parties from registering candidates for regional head positions.(+++)
