PPP's Djafar appointed to chair elections committee<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Head of the United Development Party's (PPP)
\nJakarta chapter, Djafar Badjeber, was appointed chairman of the
\nProvincial Elections Committee (PPD I) for the capital on
\nSaturday.<\/p>\n
Djafar, who received 23 votes from 50 ballots, will be
\nassisted in the new body by two deputy chairmen: Harun Al Rasyid
\n(22 votes), also head of the Masyumi Islamic Political Party, and
\nBagus Suharyono (20 votes) from the city administration.<\/p>\n
Three committee secretaries were also appointed: Agus Sudjono
\nfrom the United Believers Awakening Party, Azis Boeang from the
\nIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and
\nTonny Brawidjaya from the Islamic People's Party.<\/p>\n
General Elections Commission (KPU) members made the
\nappointments.<\/p>\n
New committee members were inaugurated at City Hall by KPU
\nexecutive Jakob Tobing. Governor Sutiyoso and scores of high-
\nranking city officials were also in attendance.<\/p>\n
After the inauguration ceremony, Djafar insisted that
\ncommittee members would carry out their tasks in line with Law
\nNo. 3\/1999 on the general election.<\/p>\n
\"We will follow the ruling,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The law stipulates that PPD I is to set up and coordinate
\nRegional Elections Committees (PPD II), nominate city councilor
\ncandidates, hold the general election and count the ballots.<\/p>\n
Like the national body, the Jakarta PPD I has representatives
\nfrom all 48 political parties eligible to join the June general
\nelection and five government representatives.<\/p>\n
During the voting process on Saturday, members of the
\nDemocratic Islam Party, and two representatives from Sutiyoso's
\nadministration failed to turn up. No explanation was provided for
\ntheir absence at the meeting.<\/p>\n
Before the inauguration ceremony, supporters from the
\nIndonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) Jakarta chapter under the
\nformer chairmanship of Lukman Mokoginta, staged a street protest
\nin front of City Hall.<\/p>\n
During the rally, which proceeded without incident,
\ndemonstrators protested that their representative, Sahala P.
\nSinaga, was not included in the list of candidates for the body.<\/p>\n
PDI representative on the committee Rifkie Nawawi, was
\nnominated head of the Jakarta chapter by PDI chairman Budi
\nHardjono after last year's party congress in Palu, South
\nSulawesi.<\/p>\n
According to Budi, Lukman's leadership of the Jakarta chapter
\nis no longer recognized, as the former did not attend the
\ncongress.<\/p>\n
Jakob Tobing said the newly established committee had no
\nauthority on the matter as \"it is a PDI internal problem\". (ind)<\/p>",
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