KPU under fire for dealine shift<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) came
\nunder attack on Tuesday for moving back the deadline for
\npolitical parties to arrange vote-sharing deals (stembus akoord).<\/p>\n
The Election Supervisory Committee said that by changing the
\ndeadline from May 31 to June 4 the KPU fell short of its
\ncommitment to make the upcoming elections just and fair.<\/p>\n
The commission moved the deadline to June 4, the last day of
\nelection campaigning, on the grounds that political parties had
\nnot finished their talks on the sharing of votes.<\/p>\n
The 1999 electoral law stipulates that any vote-sharing
\narrangements among political parties should be made public one
\nweek ahead of the election day.<\/p>\n
\"KPU should have consistently abided by the law,\" the election
\ncommission secretary, Satya Arinanto, said.<\/p>\n
Eight Muslim parties have closed a deal to apportion extra
\nvotes among themselves. They are the Justice Party (PK), the
\nCrescent Star Party (PBB), the United Development Party (PPP),
\nthe Muslim Community Awakening Party (PKU), the Nahdlatul Ummat
\nParty (PNU), the Islamic Community Party (PUI), the Indonesian
\nMasyumi Islamic Political Party (PPIM) and the Indonesian
\nSyarikat Islam Party-1905 (PSII-1905).<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan),
\nNational Mandate Party (PAN) and the National Awakening Party
\n(PKB) are also considering a similar agreement.<\/p>\n
Tamat Anshori of the East Java PBB chapter denied reports on
\nTuesday that the eight Islamic parties capped the deal in a bid
\nto block PDI Perjuangan chief Megawati Soekarnoputri's push for
\npresidency.<\/p>\n
Anshori said the accord was meant to boost the party
\nalliance's election performance. (pan)<\/p>",
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