House unsure on bill deliberation

House unsure on bill deliberation

JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) expressed doubts on Monday that it could finish deliberating political bills on general election and political parties in the current session that started on Aug. 16.

"The current session is not that long, around 30 working days only," Golkar Faction chairman Marzuki Achmad was quoted by Antara as saying Monday.

Early endorsement of the two bills, which were submitted by the government in the last session, would allow the Election Commission sufficient time to prepare for the 2004 general election.

But Marzuki doubted if deliberations on the two bills would run smoothly. He did not elaborate. --Antara