"I hope the government will legalize the ban by issuing a presidential decree or presidential regulation banning ministers, officials, leaders, executives of state institutions including non-government ones from campaigning in the 2017 regional head elections. (The decree/regulation) may contain sanctions against those violating the rules," he said here Wednesday.
By issuing the presidential decree/regulation, ministers, officials, leaders, executives of state institutions including non-government ones who have influence and institutional instruments because of their posts will no longer campaign in the regional head elections.
The results of the regional head elections as the Indonesian nations democratic fiesta will be ruined if state officials insist on campaigning ahead of the simultaneous regional head elections in February 2017, he said.
"This step must not be a mere warning, call or ban, but there must be proper sanctions against those violating it," he said.
He called on all elements in the nation to maintain unity and cohesion although they will have different choices in the regional head elections.(*)
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