Golkar registers for 2004 election

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