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59817
Sat, 05/09/2009 - 21:36
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YUSRIL HOPES VOTES OF FAILED PARTIES COUNTED
Jakarta, May 9 (ANTARA) - Moon and Star Party (PBB) patron Yusril Ihza Mahindra said he hoped the votes collected by political parties that failed to meet the parliamentary threshold would still be taken into account.
The question of the 18 million votes was a potential source of public unrest if it was not answered well, he said.
PBB is one of the parties feared to fail to pass the parliamentary threshold which is set at 2.5 percent of national votes.
Yusril said "there were 18 million people who chose parties that did not pass the threshold and this is potential to cause restlessness."
He said the problem could be solved through the application of Article 202 and 203 of the Law on General Elections and Article 43 of the Law on Political Parties namely the failed parties were given a week to merge with parties that passed the threshold or with other parties also failing the threshold.
"The chairman of the Supreme Court has written the General Election Commission (KPU) with regard to it," he said.
He said that way the votes from 18 million people would not be gone and reduction of number of political parties could be immediately done. Through it "fears over possible appearance of single ticket in the presidential election will also be avoided," he said.
On Thursday researcher from the Center of Electoral Reform (CETRO) Ismail Fahmi predicted that only nine political parties would pass the parliamentary threshold collecting more than 2.5 percent of votes in the legislative elections on April 9, 2009 and be legible to get seats in the national parliament.
The parties are the Democratic Party, the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Golkar Party, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Nation Awakening Party (PKB), the United Development Party (PPP), the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura).
Based on Law Number 10 of 2008 on General Elections only parties that pass the threshold will be included in the distribution of seats in the parliament. ***
The question of the 18 million votes was a potential source of public unrest if it was not answered well, he said.
PBB is one of the parties feared to fail to pass the parliamentary threshold which is set at 2.5 percent of national votes.
Yusril said "there were 18 million people who chose parties that did not pass the threshold and this is potential to cause restlessness."
He said the problem could be solved through the application of Article 202 and 203 of the Law on General Elections and Article 43 of the Law on Political Parties namely the failed parties were given a week to merge with parties that passed the threshold or with other parties also failing the threshold.
"The chairman of the Supreme Court has written the General Election Commission (KPU) with regard to it," he said.
He said that way the votes from 18 million people would not be gone and reduction of number of political parties could be immediately done. Through it "fears over possible appearance of single ticket in the presidential election will also be avoided," he said.
On Thursday researcher from the Center of Electoral Reform (CETRO) Ismail Fahmi predicted that only nine political parties would pass the parliamentary threshold collecting more than 2.5 percent of votes in the legislative elections on April 9, 2009 and be legible to get seats in the national parliament.
The parties are the Democratic Party, the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Golkar Party, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Nation Awakening Party (PKB), the United Development Party (PPP), the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura).
Based on Law Number 10 of 2008 on General Elections only parties that pass the threshold will be included in the distribution of seats in the parliament. ***
