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Banjarnegara regent candidates say no to vote buying
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Workers sort and fold ballots for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election at a logistics warehouse run by the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU) on Jan. 24. (Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf)
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he candidates running for Banjarnegara regent and deputy regent in Central Java have pledged not to engage in vote buying practices ahead of the regional elections slated for Feb. 15.
The pledges were made before local leaders, commissioners from the Banjarnegara General Elections Commission (KPU) and members of the Banjarnegara Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu).
“They have made the pledges and there are punishments for those who violate the pledges in accordance with the Regional Elections Law,” KPU Banjarnegara head Gugus Risdiyanto told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
“We are grateful that they have committed to not engage in vote buying practices or any other related violations,” he added.
Similarly, Panwaslu Banjarnegara head Nurma Ali Ridwan said he appreciated the commitment from the candidates.
“Vote buying could lead to the annulment of a candidate’s ticket,” Nurma said.
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Nurma admitted, however, that such practices still existed on the ground.
Banjarnegara is one of 35 regencies and cities in Central Java that will hold elections on Feb. 15.
The three candidates running in the Banjarnegara regent race are Budi Sarwono-Syamsudin, Hadi Supeno-Nur Heni Widayanti and Wahyu Kristianto-Saeful Muzad. The regency has 785,794 registered voters who will cast ballots at 1,742 polling stations across 278 villages and subdistricts. (bbs)
