More candidates sought for polls

More candidates sought for polls

JAKARTA: The government has asked political parties to
nominate candidates for upcoming gubernatorial, mayoral and
regency elections following reports of single nominees in a
number of regencies and cities.

The director general of regional autonomy at the Ministry of
Home Affairs, Progo Nurdjaman, said the request was made to help
bolster democracy in the country and to encourage more people to
come out and vote for their candidates.

"We are strongly urging political parties to nominate
candidates. Each electoral district contains more than one party
eligible to nominate a candidate, so why don't they take the
opportunity?" he said on Friday. --JP