Four pairings ready to run for regental posts

KUTAI KARTANEGARA, East Kalimantan: The Kutai Kartanegara General Elections Commission (KPUD) has received the nomination papers of four pairings set to run in the upcoming direct election of the regent and deputy regent of the resource rich regency. The registration of candidates closed no Monday and the KPUD will be checking whether the candidates have satisfied all the requirements until April 4.

The election will be held on June 1.

The four pairings of candidates running in the election are Syaukani and Syamsuri Aspar, nominated by the Golkar Party, Aji Sofyan Alex and Irkham, nominated by the National Mandate Party and the Prosperous Justice Party, Tadjudin Noor and Abdul Djebar, nominated by the United Development Party and the Independence Party, and Syahrani and Elly Hartati, nominated by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. -- JP