House Continues Selection, but Without Guarantee

JAKARTA, KOMPAS –  House of Representatives Commission II has finally decided to conduct screenings for 14 General Election Commission (KPU) and 10 Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) member candidates for the 2017-2022 period. However, there is no guarantee that the House will confirm any of the candidates specially selected by a team formed by Joko Widodo.

An internal Commission II meeting held on Monday (27/3) decided that screenings for the KPU and Bawaslu member candidates would be held on April 3-5, 2017. As part of preparations for the screenings, the commission will hold today a meeting to set up the code of conduct for the screenings. Then, on Thursday (30/3), the commission will hear the explanation of the selection team.

Commission II deputy chairman from the Gerindra Party faction Ahmad Riza Patria said, when contacted in Jakarta on Tuesday (28/3), that the commission would screen the 24 KPU and Bawaslu member candidates put forward by the government. However, as explained in the Constitution, several things can happen in regard to the selection results at the House.