Gufron Sakaril, chairman of the Indonesian People with Disabilities Association (PPDI), has said he hopes revisions to the nation’s electoral laws will include the right of representation for people with disabilities
ufron Sakaril, chairman of the Indonesian People with Disabilities Association (PPDI), has said he hopes revisions to the nation’s electoral laws will include the right of representation for people with disabilities.
He hopes that the amendments will include the representation of people with disabilities in the House of Representatives and Regional House of Representatives (DPRD).
Gufron suggested a 15 percent quota of legislative candidates from every political party to be allocated for people with disabilities in the 2019 general election.
“[We want] a legislative candidates’ quota of 15 percent. The number is lower than the quota for women’s representation [in the House] of 30 percent, because more than 50 percent of the population is women,” said Gufron, as quoted by kompas.com.
He also asked for the same commitment to be shown in the executive branch of the government. He said the capabilities of people with disabilities were equal to any other candidates.
“Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln could become president, the same for Gus Dur. So there is no problem with the capabilities [of disabled people]. It is a matter of opportunity,” he added.
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