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The new Law on Political Parties has a number of flaws. What exactly are they?

December 31, 2002

THERE is a "strange" letter lying on the desk of Hamid Awaluddin, a member of the General Elections' Commission (KPU). Enclosed in a white envelope made from recycled paper, the letter consists of four pages. Three of these contain a proposal for the establishment of a new political party, while the fourth is a mishmash of all sorts of stuff. At the top of the fourth page, wishes for a happy birthday are expressed to the Directorate General for t

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