Eros changes his party's name

Eros changes his party's name

JAKARTA: Eros Djarot announced on Friday a new name for his
Bung Karno Nationalist Party (PNBK) during the party's two-day
leadership meeting here.

The party has been renamed the Banteng Kemerdekaan Nationalist
Party, allowing the party to maintain its original acronym.

The change was recommended because the party's symbol was
identical to another party's and it was named after a person,
which is in violation of the political party law.

To refute public doubt about the party's eligibility to
contest the 2004 elections, party chairman Eros said the
leadership meeting was attended by representatives of 26
provincial chapters.

He added that his party was ready to contest the elections,
and set a target of winning at least 5 percent of the vote.

The party is one of a few splinter groups of the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle. -- JP