KPU delays announcement

KPU delays announcement

JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) delayed on
Wednesday its announcement on whether or not the last three
political parties had passed its administrative screening
process, saying it had not yet thoroughly reviewed the parties'
documents.

KPU deputy chairman Ramlan Surbakti said the commission's
verification teams needed more time to ensure that they had used
the correct data on the census and voters to verify the parties.

"We still need time to re-check the last three parties'
documents. We plan to announce it (the verification result) on
Thursday," he told reporters.

The three parties are: the Gotong Royong Party, the Indonesian
Nationalist Unity Party and the Glorious Marhaen Nationalist
Party.

This was not the first delay for the KPU. After releasing the
names of the 15 parties that had passed the screening between
Oct. 1 and Oct. 15, KPU planned to announce on Oct. 25 the names
of 29 parties that needed to resubmit their documents.

A reliable source said seven parties had definitely failed to
pass the screening process.

On Tuesday, the KPU announced that four parties -- the
Catholic Party, the Islamic Party, the Pro-Republic Party and the
Indonesian Workers Party -- had failed the screening. -- JP