PPP welcomes scrutiny of candidates

JAKARTA: The United Development Party (PPP) has provided the public with access to its legislative candidates on its website www.ppp2004.com.

A member of the party's advisory board, Wall Paragoan, said on Friday the public were invited to visit the website and give input on the legislative candidates.

He said that any criticism or suggestion could be submitted through the interactive forum available on the website.

Vice President Hamzah Haz, who chairs the PPP, and party member Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah are not on the list of PPP legislative candidates.

Hamzah's son Nur Agus Haz, however, is on the second list of candidates for Jakarta electoral district, while his son-in-law, Musa Ichwanshah, tops the list of PPP legislative candidates for North Sumatra.

Some celebrities, such as Emilia Contessa, Denada, Rachman Yacob and Nani Wijaya are among 619 candidates nominated by PPP, 131 of whom are women.-- Antara