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PDI-P, NasDem sign up legislative candidates, with some incumbents, ministers on the list
The opposition Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) was the first to register its candidates on Monday, while Hanura Party, which contested the 2019 legislative elections but failed to send its representatives to the House, completed its registration on Wednesday.
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Ready for distribution: An official prepares ballot boxes at the Tanah Abang district branch of the General Elections Commission (KPU) in Jakarta in 2019. (The Jakarta Post/Wendra Ajistyatama )
Wo:p>With four days left until registration closes on Sunday, political parties are now scrambling to hand in their list of candidates vying for House of Representatives seats to the General Elections Commission (KPU). The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) led the charge on Thursday, with the fellow pro-government NasDem Party following suit immediately.
The opposition Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) was the first to register its candidates on Monday, while Hanura Party, which contested the 2019 legislative elections but failed to send its representatives to the House, completed its registration on Wednesday.
PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto said in addition to the party’s central board, PDI-P regional chapters would also simultaneously be registering their candidates for the provincial, regency or municipal legislative councils (DPRD) with the corresponding local KPU office next Monday.
For the national legislative election, the KPU required each party’s central board to register their candidates with the KPU headquarters in Jakarta. While for regional legislative elections, each of the party’s regional chapters has to register their candidates with their respective local KPU offices.
While PDI-P chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri was absent, several senior PDI-P members, including lawmakers Djarot Saiful Hidayat and Arif Wibowo, accompanied Hasto for their submission at the KPU on Thursday. “Megawati conveyed her regards and instructed us to reaffirm the PDI-P’s commitment to supporting the KPU [in preparation] for the general election,” Hasto said.
The PDI-P currently holds 128 House seats, the most of any party, and Hasto said most of the party’s incumbents would be seeking reelection, including House speaker and Megawati’s daughter, Puan Maharani.
“From the current Cabinet, it is [Law and Human Rights Minister] Yasonna Laoly who will be contesting the legislative election,” Hasto said.
