Parties Continue to Back Former Corruption Convicts as Candidates
A number of political parties have decided to violate an integrity pact not to nominate former corruption convicts as legislative candidates. The Supreme Court\'s ruling to allow former corruption convicts to run as legislative candidates was the main justification.
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A General Election Commission (KPU) official inspects lists of candidates for seats in the House of Representatives (DPR) at the KPU Office in Jakarta on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. The determination of candidates for the DPR, Provincial/City Legislative Councils (DPRD) and the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) and the presidential and vice presidential candidates will be announced on Thursday, Sept. 20.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — A number of political parties have decided to violate an integrity pact not to nominate former corruption convicts as legislative candidates. The Supreme Court\'s ruling to allow former corruption convicts to run as legislative candidates was the main justification.
The General Election Commission (KPU) will publish the curriculum vitae of all candidates, including of former corruption convicts, through the candidacy information system. This will be done after establishing fixed candidate lists (DCT) for the election of members of the House of Representatives (DPR), Regional Representatives Council (DPD), Provincial/City Legislative Councils (DPRD) and presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs on Thursday.