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KPU Urged to Distribute ‘Problematic Candidates’ List at Polls
The atmosphere of the opening of a plenary session of the House of Representatives at Nusantara II Building at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Thursday (18/5/2017).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – With the recent announcement of the former corruption convicts running in the legislative election, various stakeholders should join forces to prompt voters to dig into the candidates’ backgrounds.
As reported on Wednesday (1/30/2019), the General Elections Commission (KPU) published its list of 49 legislative candidates who are former corruption convicts. Civil society groups are now urging the KPU to follow up on their announcement by distributing the list of ex-convict candidates – or “problematic candidates” – at polling stations in their constituencies