C. Java councillors to be isolated prior to election<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Three weeks prior to the gubernatorial election in the Central
\nJava province, councillors are considering isolating themselves
\nbefore casting their vote to avoid the possibility of money
\npolitics and intimidation.<\/p>\n
Councillor Soejatno SW, chairman of Golkar Party faction, and
\ndeputy of the United Development Party (PPP) faction Daromi
\nIrdjas said on Friday that they supported the idea.<\/p>\n
"I support the councillors' isolation as long as we're not
\nisolated by our party but by the gubernatorial election
\ncommittee," said Soejatno, who is also a member of the committee.<\/p>\n
The election will take place on July 24.<\/p>\n
Daromi agreed, saying that each councillor has his or her own
\naspiration in voting for governor and deputy governor.<\/p>\n
Daromi, who is also chairman of the Central Java Council's
\nCommission A overseeing government affairs, said that each
\ncouncillor had to anticipate the possibility of both physical and
\npsychological intimidation.<\/p>\n
He said, as quoted by Antara, that isolating councillors prior
\nto the gubernatorial election would not be necessary in normal
\ncircumstances.<\/p>\n
Last month, 38 councillors in East Nusa Tenggara province were
\nalso put up in several star-rated hotels three days prior to the
\ngubernatorial election. They claimed that the purpose was "to
\nmake communication and consolidation easier".<\/p>\n
Incumbent governor Mardiyanto is among the 17 Central Java
\ngubernatorial candidates along with former Semarang mayor
\nSoetrisno Suharto and incumbent council speaker Mardijo who is
\nalso chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
\nPerjuangan) faction.<\/p>\n
Soejatno said that the coalition of the four factions of
\nGolkar, National Awakening Party (PKB), National Mandate Party
\n(PAN) and the Indonesian Military\/National Police remained solid
\nalthough each had different candidates.<\/p>\n
"I'm sure that the coalition will still vote for Mardiyanto.
\nAs for his deputy, we'll talk about that later," he said.<\/p>\n
Golkar has nominated two pairs of candidates: Mardiyanto and
\nSoendoro; and Soetrisno Suharto and Soendoro; while PKB nominated
\nMardiyanto and Ali Mufiz; and FAN nominated HS Kirbiantoro and
\nMarjani Danu Prawiro.<\/p>\n
Soejatno refuted the news that the coalition had broken down
\ndue to differences in naming candidates.<\/p>\n
"Let's wait until election day. I'm optimistic that Pak
\nMardiyanto will win," he said.<\/p>",
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