JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Teten Masduki from the President Jokowi’s newly communication office said that the President wants the simultaneous regional elections to be remain implemented as schedule.
President Jokowi, according to Teten, then supported the General Election Commission (KPU) to release necessary regulations and making technical preparation to make sure the simultaneous regional elections can be implemented in December this year.
As for dualism of leadership in Golkar and PPP, Teten said that President Jokowi will not make any intervention as the President opts to let the two political parties to resolve their own dispute.
In a separate place, KPU chairman Husni Kamil Manik assured that they will conduct the simultaneous regional elections accordance to its initial schedule.
Husni said the KPU will open the registration period for regional leader candidates in July 26-28, 2015. While the voting day will be conducted simultaneously in 269 regions in December 9, 2015. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)