Several parties secure more seats in legislative council

Several parties secure more seats in legislative council

The Constitutional Court granted on Thursday one seat in the
regental legislature for the Concern for the Nation Functional
Party (PKPB), the Pancasila Patriot Party, the National Awakening
Party (PKB) and the Crescent Star Party (PBB), and four seats for
the United Development Party (PPP).

According to the court, the General Election Commission (KPU)
had mistakenly increased the number of votes for PPP from 1,277
to 2,489 and reduced those of PKPB from 1,410 to 1,357 in
Telanaipura, Jambi.

Therefore, PKPB is entitled to another seat in the Jambi
legislature. The Pancasila Patriot Party secured a seat in
Katingan regental legislature as the KPU has mistakenly counted
the votes for the party as 951, whereas the party had gained 989
votes in the regental election.

In Kediri, PKB enjoyed one more seat due to the same error by
the KPU. While PKB had actually gained 25,623 votes, KPU only
recorded 25,042 votes.

PBB got another seat in Bekasi, while PPP got four seats in
Magelang, Jakarta, Palembang and West Tanjung Jabung
respectively.

During the hearing, Constitutional Court chief Jimly
Asshidiqie lamented the performance of the KPU in Sampang,
Madura. It provided 37,000 ballot papers for the Regional
Representatives Council (DPD) and 54,000 for the Sampang
Legislative Council.

"How could this happen? The number of voters are the same for
both institutions," he said. -- JP