Making the Cut
Hundreds of aspiring legislators have found themselves removed from the list of candidates, an indication that the competition for seats in the DPR is becoming very tight.
January 27, 2004
THE middle-aged woman, a legislative candidate from a minor political party in Papua named Ludwina, looked worried. Early Monday morning last week, she flew from Papua to Jakarta with the sole purpose of submitting her credentials as a legislative candidate to the General Elections Commission (KPU). Sweating profusely, she arrived at the KPU office at 4:05pm.
Although she arrived only five minutes after the deadline set by the KPU, she was
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