Padangekspres.net-A party that failed to meet the requirements to participate in the 2014 election has found an ingenious way to get on the ballot paper: merging with one that did, in the process creating a first for Indonesian politics.
The National Republic Party (Nasrep), founded by Hutomo “Tommy” Mandala Putra Suharto, the youngest son of former president Suharto, has merged with the Ummah Conscience Party, one of 74 parties eligible for the 2009 elections and therefore also for the 2014 polls.
“Nasrep has merged with the Ummah Conscience Party,” Nasrep chairman Dedi Lesmana said, speaking on the sidelines of a Nasrep
Party national leaders’ meeting in Jakarta on Monday. “And in line with the decision, the Ummah Conscience Party is changing its name to the Nasrep Party.”
He said the merger and official name change were legally registered on Jan. 4 and have since been approved by the Justice and Human Rights Minister.
Nasrep had withdrawn its application for verification as a potential participant in the 2014 elections in August last year.
Under the tough new Law on Political Parties, new parties are required to have at least 1,000 members spread throughout the country’s 33 provinces. Parties must have at least 30 registered members in each of the provinces. They also need permanent offices and members in 75 percent of all districts and half of all subdistricts.
Last year, responding to a demand for a material review of the law, the Constitutional Court ruled that all parties that had qualified for the 2009 general elections did not have to undergo another verification process and were automatically eligible to run in 2014.
Dedi said the party was now waiting to register with the General Elections Commission (KPU) to take part in the parliamentary and presidential elections.
“What is important is that we are now a legal entity. We will certainly register with the KPU in order to take part in the 2014 general elections,” Dedi said.
Aidir Amin Daud, the director general of legal administration at the Justice and Human Rights Ministry, said that there was nothing legally wrong with parties merging and changing names.
“Under the law, there is nothing wrong with the process of changing names. All parties hold the right to change their name through a legal process,” Aidir said.
The National Democrat Party (NasDem) was the only one of the 14 new political parties able to meet the requirements to take part in the 2014 elections.
With additional reporting from Suara Pembaruan
The National Republic Party (Nasrep), founded by Hutomo “Tommy” Mandala Putra Suharto, the youngest son of former president Suharto, has merged with the Ummah Conscience Party, one of 74 parties eligible for the 2009 elections and therefore also for the 2014 polls.
“Nasrep has merged with the Ummah Conscience Party,” Nasrep chairman Dedi Lesmana said, speaking on the sidelines of a Nasrep
Party national leaders’ meeting in Jakarta on Monday. “And in line with the decision, the Ummah Conscience Party is changing its name to the Nasrep Party.”
He said the merger and official name change were legally registered on Jan. 4 and have since been approved by the Justice and Human Rights Minister.
Nasrep had withdrawn its application for verification as a potential participant in the 2014 elections in August last year.
Under the tough new Law on Political Parties, new parties are required to have at least 1,000 members spread throughout the country’s 33 provinces. Parties must have at least 30 registered members in each of the provinces. They also need permanent offices and members in 75 percent of all districts and half of all subdistricts.
Last year, responding to a demand for a material review of the law, the Constitutional Court ruled that all parties that had qualified for the 2009 general elections did not have to undergo another verification process and were automatically eligible to run in 2014.
Dedi said the party was now waiting to register with the General Elections Commission (KPU) to take part in the parliamentary and presidential elections.
“What is important is that we are now a legal entity. We will certainly register with the KPU in order to take part in the 2014 general elections,” Dedi said.
Aidir Amin Daud, the director general of legal administration at the Justice and Human Rights Ministry, said that there was nothing legally wrong with parties merging and changing names.
“Under the law, there is nothing wrong with the process of changing names. All parties hold the right to change their name through a legal process,” Aidir said.
The National Democrat Party (NasDem) was the only one of the 14 new political parties able to meet the requirements to take part in the 2014 elections.
With additional reporting from Suara Pembaruan
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