New team to draw up poll code of conduct<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The General Elections Commission (KPU) has set
\nup a seven-member team, called the Team of Seven, to make a draft
\nelectoral code of conduct and stipulate internal rulings.<\/p>\n
Commission chairman Rudini said it selected seven names from
\nthe 53-member commission to form the small team on the issues.<\/p>\n
"This is led by Djuhad Mahja of the United Development Party
\n(PPP)," he said after presiding over the commission's plenary
\nsession on Monday.<\/p>\n
Members are Agus Miftach of the Indonesian People's Party
\n(Pari), Rasidi of the Solidarity for Indonesian Workers Union
\n(SPSI), Yakob Tobing, deputy chairman of the Indonesian
\nDemocratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), Hasballah of the
\nNational Mandate Party (PAN), Mustafa Kamal of the Justice Party
\nand Bambang Sulistomo of Indonesian Democratic Alliance Party
\n(PADI).<\/p>\n
He said the team would take into consideration drafts proposed
\nseparately by the United Development Party and political expert
\nAndi A. Mallarangeng, who is also a member of the commission, in
\ndrawing up the code of conduct.<\/p>\n
"The team will present the two drafts before the commission
\nmeeting tomorrow," Rudini added.<\/p>\n
Rudini said the commission also decided to ask governors,
\nregents and majors to postpone establishing provincial and
\nregional election committees until the National Elections
\nCommittee (PPI) is set up.<\/p>\n
KPU is assigned to prepare the elections and establish the
\nPPI, which answers to the commission.<\/p>\n
"All provincial and regional election committees that have
\nbeen set up must be disbanded because it is against the general
\nelection law," he said.<\/p>\n
The law states the PPI must be established before the lower
\nlevel committees. Rudini added several provinces establishedtheir
\nelection committees without any consultation with the election
\ncommission.<\/p>\n
Given the limited time before the June polls, Minister of Home
\nAffairs Syarwan Hamid, who also chaired the disbanded general
\nelection institute, asked governors last month to help the KPU
\nestablish local election committees.<\/p>\n
The 1999 law on general elections states the
\nchairman, deputies, secretary and members of the National
\nElection Committee are chosen from representatives of the
\ngovernment and political parties on the commission.<\/p>\n
During Monday's plenary session, Rudini also took the oath of
\nBambang Sulistomo of the Indonesian Democratic Alliance Party
\n(PADI) and Hendrik Kwok of People's Democratic Party (PRD) as
\ncommission members.<\/p>\n
Hendrik, Bambang and Sri Bintang Pamungkas, chairman of the
\nIndonesian Uni-democracy Party (PUDI), refused to be sworn in by
\nPresident B.J. Habibie at Merdeka Palace last Friday.<\/p>\n
Arso, a representative of Bintang at the plenary session, was
\nasked to leave the meeting because the commission members could
\nnot be delegated.<\/p>\n
In Purwokerto, Central Java, Andi A. Mallarangeng said the
\nfirst part of 87 regulations on the polls would be issued on
\nvoter registration, money politics and the political campaign
\nscheduled from May 18 through June 4.<\/p>\n
He said the regulations could not be issued simultaneously
\nbecause of lack of personnel on commission.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ichlasul Amal, rector of Yogyakarta-based Gadjah
\nMada University, charged the commission's plan to bar mass
\nmobilizations during campaigning was unfavorable to new parties.
\n(44\/45\/rms)<\/p>",
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