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KPU Jakarta officially announces leave requirement
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KPU Jakarta chairman Sumarno shows damaged ballots at the KPU Jakarta Headquarters on Feb. 14. At least 46,628 ballots were destroyed a day before the gubernatorial election on Feb.15. (JP/Seto Wardhana.)
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he Jakarta chapter of the General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) has officially declared that the incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat should take leave during the campaign period from March 7 to April 15.
The campaign requirement for the runoff is regulated under the new commission's decree, KPU Jakarta head Sumarno said.
"I have signed the decree," Sumarno said at Borobudur Hotel, Central Jakarta, on Saturday.
(Read also: KPU Jakarta officially announces Ahok, Anies to compete in the runoff)
Sumarno said that the decision was based on Law No. 10 of 2016 concerning regional elections, which required any incumbent candidate to take leave during the campaign period.
The commission would be prepared to deal with any opposition from any party which disagreed with this requirement, he said.
"This is the era of democracy. If any party disagrees, they could undergo a legal process," he said.
Meanwhile, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary general Hasto Kristianto said that the candidate pair would comply with KPU's decision.
"If KPU Jakarta requires that the pair take leave, they have agreed to follow it," he said. (dmr)
