KPU elects members of Jakarta KPUD<\/p>\n
Arya Abhiseka
\nThe Jakarta Post
\nJakarta<\/p>\n
The General Elections Commission (KPU) has failed to be
\naccountable in the selection of members of the provincial General
\nElections Commissions (KPUD), according to an analyst.<\/p>\n
The KPU announced on Wednesday 150 members of all 30
\nprovincial KPUDs, including the Jakarta KPUD, after the
\ncommission conducted a suitability test on 300 candidates
\nnationwide, which ended last week.<\/p>\n
However, Smita Notosusanto from the Center for Electoral
\nReform (Cetro) said that the KPU had failed to be transparent
\nduring the process to select people for the KPUD jobs nationwide.<\/p>\n
She said the KPU's decision to hold the selection process,
\nwithout allowing public monitoring, should be questioned.<\/p>\n
\"What exactly are the qualifications for candidates to be
\nselected as members of the KPUDs? The KPU never explained this to
\nus,\" she queried.<\/p>\n
The KPU had earlier revealed that members of the KPUDs were
\nchosen based on their general and technical knowledge of the
\ngeneral election mechanism, but failed to be more specific.<\/p>\n
Smita cited an example of the fit and proper test to select
\nmembers of the KPUDs in several provinces, including Jakarta,
\nwhere candidates were asked different questions.<\/p>\n
\"Every question asked was different from one candidate to
\nanother. One cannot set a specific measure to determine which
\ncandidate is better than the others with different questions,\"
\nshe added.<\/p>\n
She also said it was ironic that the KPU had earlier attempted
\nto be transparent by making the names of the candidates for the
\nKPUDs available for public scrutiny, but later decided to hold a
\nclosed plenary meeting to select members.<\/p>\n
\"It was certainly in contradiction with their initial
\nphilosophy,\" she said.<\/p>\n
The KPU held closed plenary meetings on Monday and Tuesday to
\nselect five members for each of the nation's 30 provincial KPUDs.<\/p>\n
Although the meetings were restricted to KPU members, one
\nmember revealed that the selection process was conducted through
\nvoting.<\/p>\n
The KPU plans to install the members of the provincial KPUDs
\nby May 23 and regental KPUDs by June 13.<\/p>\n
The KPUDs are the KPU's branches tasked with organizing the
\nupcoming general election at the provincial level. The provincial
\nKPUDs' duty is mainly to establish KPUDs at the regency and
\nmunicipal level.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta KPUD will have to establish KPUDs in the
\nprovince's five municipalities and one regency, the Kepulauan
\nSeribu or the Thousand Islands, north of Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The nation's first ever direct presidential election will be
\nheld next year. The legislative election will fall on April 5 and
\nwill soon be followed by the presidential election to be held
\nbetween June and August.
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Members of the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD)
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Names Background
\n1. A. Riza Patria Indonesian National Youth<\/p>\n
Committee (KNPI)
\n2. Juri Ardianto Independent Election<\/p>\n
Monitoring Committee (KIPP)
\n3. M. Taufik Jakarta Research Center (PPEJ)
\n4. Muflizar Public figure
\n5. Hamdan Rasyid Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI)
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\nSource: The KPU<\/p>",
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