LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES
Failing on the Threshold
The parliamentary threshold requirement caused the failure of candidates despite their big vote-gains. Some small parties demand a revision of the vote threshold.
May 5, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS came almost daily from relatives, neighbors and friends. It’s only natural: Fathorrasjid gained over 100,000 votes in the legislative general election on April 9. The legislative candidate from the Ulema National Awakening Party would certainly go to the House of Representatives (DPR) with ease.
Fathorrasjid himself could only smile sourly though he thanked them. He couldn’t help it, “I can’t pass,” he said. Fathorrasji
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