29 parties fail early screenings
29 parties fail early screenings
A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Twenty-nine political parties have failed to pass the
government's preliminary screening to contest the 2004 general
election.
The 29 parties represent about a quarter of the total 112
parties that registered at the Ministry of Justice and Human
Rights. The registration closed on Monday.
An official at the Ministry said on Tuesday that the 29
parties had failed to meet some basic requirements, that include
provisions such as the need for a party to have a permanent
headquarters, equipment to support the work of the headquarters
as well as a complete organizational structure, Wicipto Setiadi
said.
Nine out of the remaining 83 parties have been given the green
light to. They are. the Justice and Prosperity Party (PK
Sejahtera); Democratic Catholic Party (PKD), Indonesian Union
Party (PSI), Justice and Unity Party of Indonesia (PKP
Indonesia), Crescent Star Party (PBB), the Crescent Party of
Reform (PBR), the Love the Nation Democratic Party (PDKB), the
National Concern Party (PKPB) and the Love the Nation Peace
Promoter Party (PPDKB). These parties need only one more step to
be eligible for the election.
An announcement will be made by the Ministry today (Wednesday)
whether or not nine other parties will passed the final screening
stage, Wicipto said.
The remaining 65 political parties will be screened from Sept.
1 to Sept. 27 which is the third batch of screening held by the
Ministry.
The Ministry screened nine political parties in the first
batch of party verifications that started in June, and nine
others in the second batch.
Among things to verify included whether or not a party has
sufficient branches and chapters nationwide. A party is required
to have chapters in more than half of the total 32 provinces
throughout the country.
The Ministry is to complete its screening by early October, as
party registration for the election will be closed on Oct. 9.
Registration with the General Election Commission (KPU) is the
final step for a party to contest the election, set to be held in
April next year.