The voters consistently want to use their voting rights."
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) has set itself a target of 75 percent of eligible voters taking part in next months legislative elections.

"We have set a 75 percent target. Hopefully, it would be higher than the target," KPU General Chairman Husni Kamil Manik said on the sidelines of a fun-walk organized in connection with the popularization of the 2014 General Elections here on Sunday.

Husni mentioned a latest survey result registered by the KPU last February. He said the number of eligible voters who would exercise their voting rights reached 90 percent.

"The voters consistently want to use their voting rights. It should be differentiated between those who have just expressed interest to vote and those who were recorded based on a factual survey result in the fields. At least, we will use the survey figures as our reference that the majority of people want to vote," the KPU Chairman said.

Referring to the opinion that there were still many people who have no enough information about the polling day, the KPU chairman said that various sides had given enough information.

He explained that about 20 percent of the people considered information on elections was already enough, 50 percent said they had got information but they were not yet satisfied while the remaining 30 percent said they had not yet obtained information regarding the implementation of the elections.

"Some of them already know that the legislative elections will be held on April 9, 2014," Husni said.

The KPU announced on February 20 last month the revised list of eligible voters (DPT) which totaled 158.8 million for the upcoming legislative elections on April 9, 2014.

KPU Commissioner Hadar Nafis Gumay said the the already-reviewed eligible voters list would become the basis for producing election logistics, including ballot papers.

"We will print this DPT and send to all polling stations," Hadar said after attending a coordination meeting with KPU branches in provinces at the KPU headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday.

He said that the KPU initially planned to announce the DPT which had been reviewed on January 23, 2014. But a number of regional KPU branch offices had not yet submitted their reviewed data to the headquarters so that the announcement was postponed.

"There were provinces which were late in sending their data such the provinces of Papua and West Papau. Some others were also late such as correctional institutions," the KPU commissioner said.

Although the DPT has been announced based on KPU Decision No. 240/Kpts/KPU/2014, review of voters data will continue to be carried out until the elections are held on April 9, 2014.

KPU Commissioner Ferry Kurnia Rizkiyansyah said meanwhile that voters who did not meet the requirements would be crossed out to ensure accuracy of voters taking part on the polling day.

"We will continue to cross out names on the DPT list who fail to meet the requirements because other wise they will be reckoned as voters," he said.

In November 2013, the KPU has announced the DPT with eligible voters reaching 186.8 million but later the number was reduced to 186.1 million in December 2013.

The review as done by crossing out the names of fictitious voters, those double registered, have died or change their status into a member of the military and National Police.

Besides legislative election on April 9, the KPU will also organize a presidential race on July 9, 2014.

A total of 15 political parties in Indonesia have been verified by the General Elections Commission (KPU) so that they have rights to participate in elections.

Three of them are local parties for Aceh electorate while 12 others are the national parties that will participate in the parliamentary elections in April.

They consist of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem), National Awakening Party (PKB), the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), Golkar Party (Golkar), Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra), Democratic Party (Demokrat), National Mandate Party (PAN), United Development Party (PPP), Peoples Conscience Party (Hanura), Crescent Star Party (PBB), and Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI).
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