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Get ready: General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Arief Budiman shows a ballot box to journalists in a press conference at the commission's headquarters in Jakarta on Nov. 15. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
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he General Elections Commission (KPU) said on Friday that 12 out of 14 political parties attending administrative assessments for their participation in the 2019 presidential and legislative elections had been selected to enter the factual verification stage.
Meanwhile, two other parties, namely the Berkarya Party and the Garuda Party, failed in the administrative assessments. The Berkarya Party was initiated by the son of former president Soeharto, Hutomo “Tommy” Mandala Putra.
KPU commissioner Hasyim Azhari said the Berkarya Party and the Garuda Party were unable to proceed to the next selection process because they failed to fulfill the minimum member requirement of party memberships in regencies and municipalities.
According to the 2017 General Elections Law, a political party aiming to participate in the elections must have at least one member in every 1,000 people.
“They failed to fulfill the minimum party membership requirement,” said Hasyim as quoted by kompas.com during a press conference at the KPU headquarters in Central Jakarta on Thursday.
He further explained there were two types of documents they must fulfill to be considered “eligible” to proceed to the factual verification stage. The documents must be handed over to the KPU headquarters in Jakarta and KPU local offices (KPUD).
The documents are related to party leaderships, female representatives, offices, bank accounts and party memberships. (ami/ebf)
