Eight parties thought to have failed screening<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Eight political parties could be dismissed from the ongoing
\nverification process being conducted by the General Elections
\nCommission (KPU) for failing to submit the required documents.<\/p>\n
Dismissal would keep the parties -- the Glorious Marhaen
\nNationalist Party, Gotong Royong Party, Islamic Party, Pro-
\nRepublic Party, Republic of Indonesia Union Party, Catholic
\nParty, Indonesian Workers Party and the Indonesian Nationalist
\nUnity Party -- from contesting the legislative elections next
\nyear.<\/p>\n
A reliable source said seven of the parties had definitively
\nfailed to pass the administrative screening, with documents
\nsubmitted by the parties valid in fewer than the minimum required
\n21 provinces.<\/p>\n
However, the KPU insisted it would thoroughly recheck the
\nparties' documents before announcing the final results of the
\nadministrative screening.<\/p>\n
"We want to be very prudent in announcing the screening
\nresults as the process determines the life or death of a party.
\nWe will finish rechecking tonight (Monday) and announce the
\noutcome on Tuesday afternoon," KPU deputy chairman Ramlan
\nSurbakti said on Monday.<\/p>\n
The KPU completed on Friday the administrative verification of
\n50 parties that had passed a screening by the Ministry of Justice
\nand Human Rights. Of these 50, six parties automatically will be
\nallowed to contest the 2004 elections because they met the 2
\npercent electoral threshold in the 1999 polls.<\/p>\n
The six automatic qualifiers are the Indonesian Democratic
\nParty of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), Golkar Party, the United
\nDevelopment Party (PPP), the National Awakening Party (PKB) and
\nthe Crescent and Star Party (PBB).<\/p>\n
A total of 48 parties contested the general election in 1999.<\/p>\n
KPU member Mulyana W. Kusumah, who is in charge of party
\nverification, said 36 parties had so far passed the
\nadministrative screening and qualified for further factual
\nverification.<\/p>\n
However, the commission remains divided over the legality of
\nthe Love the Nation Democratic Party (PDKB Indonesia), he said.<\/p>\n
All 36 of these parties will have their provincial and
\nregency-level offices checked before Nov. 20. This will include
\nfield checks of the parties' addresses in 21 provinces and in
\ntwo-thirds of total regencies\/municipalities in those 21
\nprovinces.<\/p>\n
Between Nov. 21 and Nov. 29, the KPU must receive factual
\nscreening reports from all provincial KPUs across the country.<\/p>\n
On Dec. 2, the KPU will announce which political parties are
\neligible to contest the 2004 elections.<\/p>\n
The election of legislative members will take place on April
\n5, 2004, followed by a direct presidential election on July 5 and
\na possible runoff on Sept. 20.<\/p>",
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