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        "msgid": "west-java-legislative-council-set-gubernatorial-election-for-this-week-1447893297",
        "date": "2003-05-21 00:00:00",
        "title": "West Java legislative council set gubernatorial election for this week",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "West Java legislative council set gubernatorial election for this week The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java The West Java council agreed to hold the gubernatorial election on Wednesday this week at the earliest, or two days later than planned due to late government approval of the councillors proposed candidates. Election committee deputy head Kurdi Moekri said the election could be held on Wednesday or Thursday.",
        "content": "<p>West Java legislative council set gubernatorial election for this week<\/p>\n<p>The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java<\/p>\n<p>The West Java council agreed to hold the gubernatorial<br>\nelection on Wednesday this week at the earliest, or two days<br>\nlater than planned due to late government approval of the<br>\ncouncillors proposed candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Election committee deputy head Kurdi Moekri said the election<br>\ncould be held on Wednesday or Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He said the new election date followed a meeting with Minister<br>\nof Home Affairs Hari Sabarno on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>\"President Megawati (Soekarnoputri) through her Home Affairs<br>\nMinister has stated her approval of the council's plenary meeting<br>\nto vote for our governor,\" he said late Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Councillors initially planned to hold the election on May 19,<br>\nbut delayed it after Hari ordered them to verify whether all<br>\ncandidates had met administrative requirements.<\/p>\n<p>After ensuring all requirements were met, the councillors<br>\nresubmitted the names of the two pairs of contestants in their<br>\nmeeting with the minister on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The first pair is Tayo Tarmadi and Rudy Harsa Tanaya who have<br>\nbeen nominated by the factions of the National Awakening Party<br>\nand the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan).<\/p>\n<p>The second pair is Danny Setiawan and Nurman Abdul Hakim,<br>\nnominated by the Golkar and the United Development Party<br>\nfactions.<\/p>\n<p>Tayo and Rudy could not produce their senior high school<br>\ndiplomas, which they said they had misplaced. Danny needed a<br>\npermit from the Bandung prosecutors' office as he is being<br>\ninvestigated for his alleged involvement in a Rp 4.1 billion<br>\ncorruption case.<\/p>\n<p>Gubernatorial elections in other provinces like in North<br>\nSumatra face similar delays over fears that councillors elect<br>\ncandidates who have not met the election requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The tighter screening followed the controversy over the<br>\nelection of Lampung governor Alzier Dianis Thabranie who is<br>\nfacing graft charges.<\/p>\n<p>President Megawati refused to approve his election, prompting<br>\nprotests from the Lampung provincial legislature.<\/p>\n<p>With the implementation of regional autonomy in 2001, the<br>\nelections of governors, regents and mayors rests with the local<br>\ncouncil.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/west-java-legislative-council-set-gubernatorial-election-for-this-week-1447893297",
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