House, govt debate political bill

House, govt debate political bill

JAKARTA: Legislators and the Home Minister debated on Tuesday
the need for the General Elections Commission (KPU) to verify any
substitution of legislators.

The bill on composition of legislative bodies, outlined by the
ministry, states that House leaders must submit the names of
representative legislators and the candidates that will run in
the 2004 elections to the KPU for verification before the
election.

During Tuesday's meeting, the legislators and the minister
also discussed the conditions for substitution of legislators.

The bill says that a substitution can be made only if the
remaining legislative tenure is not less than six months. But
some legislators proposed just three months. -- JP