Six parties unite for 2004 election

Six parties unite for 2004 election

JAKARTA: Six nationalist based political parties have joined
forces to boost their chances in the 2004 general election, with
the forming of the Indonesian Nationalist Alliance Party (PANI)
on Sunday.

The six parties are the Democratic Nationalist Party (PND),
the Gotong Royong Conference Party, the Indonesian Democracy
Alliance Party, the Murba Party, the Indonesian Labor Party, and
the Indonesian People's Party.

PDN chairman Edwin Henawan Sukowowati said that PANI hoped to
secure a three percent electoral threshold, one percentage point
above the minimum electoral threshold required under the law to
participate in subsequent general elections.

He said two other parties, the Indonesian Nationalist Party
and the Indonesian National Labour Party (PNBI), were expected to
join PANI later. -- Antara