[i]Along with voting for political parties and legislative
Along with voting for political parties and legislative
candidates in the House of Representatives (DPR) and City/Regency
Council (DPRD), voters will also pick candidates for the Regional
Representatives Council (DPD). The DPD elects members from 32
provinces and the 550 elected DPR members will set up the
People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). This article is the first
of a 13-part series of profiles of 38 Jakarta candidates for the
DPD written by The Jakarta Post's Bambang Nurbianto.