KPU Jakarta names new PPP councillor

JAKARTA: The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) declared on Monday that United Development Party (PPP) politician Mariyasih would replace councillor Darmansyah of the Star Reform Party (PBR).

The decision was made in a plenary session, following the recent verdict issued by the Constitutional Court that accepted PPP's complaint over the mistake in the calculation of votes in the April 5 election in East Jakarta.

The court's decision is final and binding.

The decision changed the number of PPP's seats in the City Council from six to seven, while the number of PBR seats decreased from three to two. -- JP