DKI KPU Ready to Organize Local Elections 2016

Jakarta, InfoPublik -  DKI General Elections Commision (KPU) Chairman Soemarno ensures that his office are ready to carry out Jakarta’s Local Elections in 2017.

DKI local election is interesting because it will apply the new election law and new KPU regulation.

"We will take the necessary measures based on the new KPU regulation," said DKI KPU Chairman Soemarno in Jakarta, Saturday (6/11).

The schedule of the election will begin with delivery of support for individual candidate on August 3 to 7, 2016. It will be followed with factual verification by KPU in a transparent manner on August to 21 to 3 September.

DKI KPU will invite team candidates to accompany and supervise the verification which also will be involving the Election Supervisory Board. 

They will be given access, so there are no un-transparent steps will be taken by KPU. Public can participate to oversee and KPU will announce the schedule for the verification, he said. (Translator: Wilda Stiana)