Inauguration for councilors delayed

Inauguration for councilors delayed

TANGERANG (JP): The inauguration of new Tangerang regency
council members was delayed on Thursday due to "technical
problems", the council's secretary Darmawan said.

According to a tentative schedule, the 45 members, including
five representatives from the Indonesian Military (TNI), who were
appointed by their parties based on the results of the recent
polls, would read their oaths on Saturday, Darwawan said.

"We were supposed to hold the ceremony on Thursday ... but
some problems, such as the lack of required documents from the
councilor candidates occurred," he said.

Head of Tangerang District Court, Soebardi, is scheduled to
lead the inauguration ceremony.

Seven of the 45 new members are old faces on the council.

The council members include 16 representatives from the
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), seven
from Golkar, six from the United Development Party (PPP), four
from the National Mandate Party (PAN), and one each from the
Crescent Star Party (PBB), the Nadlatul Ummat Party (PNU), the
United Party (PP), the Justice and Unity Party (PKP) and the
Justice Party (PK).

There are also uncertainties surrounding the inauguration of
new Tangerang mayoralty councilors.

Said Endrawiyanto, spokesman of the local mayoralty election
committee, said the main cause for the delay was that many
executives from the political parties were still resolving
internal party problems.

Major parties, including PDI Perjuangan, PKP, and PP, are yet
to submit the list of their legislator candidates as required by
the committee.

"But we'll just have to go on without them if the matter is
not resolved by the latest on Thursday," Said said. (41/edt)