Comedian to contest Indramayu election

Comedian to contest Indramayu election

INDRAMAYU, West Java: The Indramayu General Elections Commission
(KPUD) named on Tuesday the three pairs of regent and vice regent
candidates eligible to run in the Sept. 23 election.

One of the six regent hopefuls is comedian Nurul Qomar, who
was nominated by the National Awakening Party (PKB).

Qomar earlier approached the Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle (PDI-P) about receiving its nomination in the election,
but the party nominated a different candidate.

The announcement on Tuesday drew protests from supporters of
three pairs of would-be candidates who were deemed ineligible to
contest the election.

About 1.2 million residents are eligible to vote in the
Indramayu regency election. -- JP