Political parties should be limited

Political parties should be limited

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic of Struggle Party (PDI
Perjuangan) said on Wednesday that the House of Representatives
should limit the number of political parties in the country by
tightening its criteria.

Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno, a senior party leader and also the
House deputy speaker, said a party should have the central board
offices and branch offices in at least 50 percent of the
provinces.

"We should have clear regulations, otherwise, there will be a
massive proliferation of political parties," he said.

Already, the country has 268 parties registered with the
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.

The House is scheduled to endorse its bill on political
parties by the end of November. --JP