...we discuss their performances and the latest political developments prior to the general elections."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) General Moeldoko reiterated that he has instructed all heads of the Main Commands to be neutral in the general elections 2014.
"Neutrality is a must for TNI in the general elections. In every event, I affirm that the public should not be pessimistic, should not be suspicious of the TNI neutrality," Moeldoko emphasized in a Coffee Morning event at the TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, Friday.
He asked the public not to have doubt about the neutrality of TNI in the general elections.
In the past, TNI was not neutral because it was instructed to do so, but now the neutrality came out from the military officers conscience, he remarked.
In the meeting with the main commanders, Moeldoko evaluated the performances of the Army, Air Force and Navy.
"In the evaluation meeting, we discuss their performances and the latest political developments prior to the general elections," he noted.
Indonesia will hold legislative elections on April 9 and presidential elections on July 9. This year, 15 political parties -- 12 national and three locals -- are participating in the elections.
In the parliamentary elections, some 6,607 candidates are contesting for 560 seats. In addition, there will be elections for 132 seats for members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) at the national level, 2,112 provincial parliamentary seats and 16,895 seats for district level legislative assemblies.
The KPU had declared that the total number of eligible domestic voters for the general elections in 2014 was 185.8 million.
They will cast their votes at 545,778 polling stations in 81,034 villages in 6,980 sub-districts located in 497 districts and cities in the countrys 33 provinces.
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