[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.