Fighting for Independents

Golkar proposes at least 15 percent support for independent candidates. The Democrat Party puts it only at 7 percent.

August 21, 2007

PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday this week is slated to entertain leaders of the House of Representatives (DPR) at the State Palace. The function serves to respond to the crisis after the decision of the Constitutional Court, which allows an individual to run for regent, mayor or governor without the support of political parties.

Only a week after the Constitutional Court verdict on July 23, several regions were thrown into turmoil.

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