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40 candidate pairs pass selection for Papua regional elections
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All ready – A representative of a governor and deputy governor candidate pair checks ballots at the Gorontalo General Elections Commission on Oct.25. Gorontalo is one of 101 regions across Indonesia scheduled to hold simultaneous elections in 2017. (Antara/Adiwinata Solihin)
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he Papua General Elections Commission (KPUD Papua) has approved 40 out of 45 candidate pairs that registered on Sept.25 to run for public office during the simultaneous regional elections in 11 regencies and municipalities across the province on Feb.15, 2017.
Five candidate pairs were declared ineligible due to various reasons, such as inadequate political party support and late wealth report (LHKPN) submissions. It was also reported that one candidate pair running on an independent ticket failed to submit its second vote pledge support evidence to KPUD Papua.
Candidate pair John Tabo-Barnabas Weya from Tolikara regency was deemed ineligible due to inadequate political party support.
“While it supported John-Barnabas, the United Development Party (PPP) also supported candidate pair Usman Wanimbo-Dinus Wanimbo. As the KPUD Tolikara’s factual verification results gave legal support to Usman-Dinus, the candidacy of John and his running mate was deemed ineligible because they were supported by only five seats on the Tolikara Legislative Council. They comprise two seats from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle [PDI-P], two from the Hanura Party and one from the Golkar Party, lower than the minimum requirement of seven seats,” said KPUD Papua commissioner Tarwinto.
Tarwinto said incumbent candidate pair Stefanus Kaisma - Mustafa Salam from Mappi regency had been deemed ineligible because it was late to submit its LHKPN. “Thus, there will be only three candidate pairs running in next year’s election.”
Three other candidate pairs deemed ineligible are incumbent candidate pair Mesak Manibor- Soleh from Sarmi regency, incumbent candidate pair Herman Awue - Stefanus Wakey from Dogiyai regency and candidate pair Abisai Rollo- Dipo Wibowo from Jayapura. (ebf)
