Golkar registers for 2004 election

JAKARTA: Golkar Party on Wednesday registered with the justice and human rights ministry and became the 30th party to be registered for the 2004 election.

Accompanied by party cadres Agun Gunadjar Sudarsa, Mahadi Sinambela, and Bomer Pasaribu, Golkar secretary-general Budi Harsono registered the party, the political vehicle of former dictator Soeharto, who was forced to resign in May 1998.

Budi disclosed that although his party had registered at the ministry, party leaders were continuing to update documents from branches throughout the country.

Golkar reported in documents submitted to the ministry that it has 30 provincial branches, 374 regental branches of 410 regencies and 3,936 district offices.

Budi said the number of regental and district offices could rise because not all offices had submitted their documents.

Budi, a retired three-star military officer, was recently appointed a commissioner of state-owned television station TVRI. -- JP