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        "id": 1254719,
        "msgid": "council-gears-up-for-gubernatorial-election-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-10-22 00:00:00",
        "title": "Council gears up for gubernatorial election",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Council gears up for gubernatorial election MEDAN, North Sumatra: In early preparations to hold the first ever gubernatorial election in June 2003, the council established on Monday a team to collect public input on the criteria for candidates and procedures for the election. The 19-member Special Committee for Internal Regulations chaired by councillor Maratua Simanjuntak, has 14 days to set a schedule for a series of public hearings.",
        "content": "<p>Council gears up for gubernatorial election<\/p>\n<p>MEDAN, North Sumatra: In early preparations to hold the first<br>\never gubernatorial election in June 2003, the council established<br>\non Monday a team to collect public input on the criteria for<br>\ncandidates and procedures for the election.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-member Special Committee for Internal Regulations<br>\nchaired by councillor Maratua Simanjuntak, has 14 days to set a<br>\nschedule for a series of public hearings.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are involving the public in order to give input regarding<br>\nthe criteria and requirements for offices of governor and vice<br>\ngovernor. For example, we want to know whether the candidates<br>\nhave to be native Sumatrans. It&apos;s important, so the people don&apos;t<br>\nfeel they are being ignored,&quot; Maratua told The Jakarta Post on<br>\nthe sidelines of the committee&apos;s closed meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The committee will also decide how many pairs of candidates<br>\nwill be allowed to enter the race as candidates or to get support<br>\nfrom each faction in the council.<\/p>\n<p>The people insisted on a direct election in order to free the<br>\ndemocratic process from money politics.<\/p>\n<p>The Director of Medan Legal Aid Institute (LBH Medan), Irham<br>\nBuana Nasution, expressed hope the council would hold a public<br>\ndebate to help them weigh the capabilities of each candidate.--JP<\/p>",
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