In a hearing between the House's Commission II overseeing regional affairs and Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo on Tuesday, 10 political party factions explained their stances on each point discussed during the deliberation.

In the meeting, the House agreed to pass the draft revision into a new law, although three political party factions - the Gerindra Party, Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and National Awakening Party (PKB) - highlighted their concerns over several points in the draft revision.  

Seven political party factions, which agreed to pass the draft revision without objections, are the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the Golkar Party, the NasDem Party, the Hanura Party, the Democratic Party, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Crescent Star Party (PBB).

"This is a final draft," Commission II chairman Rambe Kamarulzaman of the Golkar Party faction said on Tuesday, noting, however, that several objections would be followed up.

As reported earlier, two main issues have hindered the deliberation, namely regarding the level of minimum support for independent candidates and the mandatory resignation of House members, Regional Representatives Council (DPD) legislators and Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) lawmakers wishing to stand for election in the 2017 regional elections.

The concerns contributed to the House's failure to endorse the revision in a plenary meeting at the end of April. (ebf)

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