KPU to form more electoral districts<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) agreed on
\nTuesday with the House of Representatives (DPR) proposal to form
\nelectoral districts in the planned 24 new regencies and
\nmunicipalities.<\/p>\n
KPU deputy chairman Ramlan Surbakti said, however, the
\ncommission would not establish new regional elections commissions
\n(KPUDs) in those regencies and municipalities.<\/p>\n
The electoral districts map for the 24 new regencies or
\nmunicipalities will be announced early December, to give
\npolitical parties the chance to decide upon their legislative
\ncandidates.<\/p>\n
Ferry Mursyidan Baldan, chairman of the House committee
\ndeliberating the formation of the regencies, said on Tuesday that
\nthe KPU had to heed the House's demand because people in the
\nregencies would elect members of regional legislatures (DPRDs).<\/p>\n
The committee members and the home minister are completing
\nbills that will establish the new regencies.<\/p>\n
Ferry said there had been a series of closed-door meetings
\nbetween representatives of the committee and the government at
\nthe Hilton Hotel in Jakarta from Nov. 14 through Nov. 16.<\/p>\n
The legislators had earlier proposed that the legislatures in
\nthe new regencies would be formed based on the composition of
\nvotes won by political parties in the 1999 elections, in their
\nregencies of origin. -- JP<\/p>",
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