[Kabar-indonesia] Kalla proposes joint elections for president and regional leaders

[Joyo at aol.com]

Kalla proposes joint polls for presidential and regional polls

JAKARTA (Antara, June 5, 2006): Vice President Jusuf Kalla Saturday expressed 
the idea that the polls for presidential and regional leaders might be 
carried out  simultaneously in an integrated manner in order to cut financial costs 
for its process.

"By carrying out the elections of the president, governors, mayors, and 
regents at the same time, we work very efficiently ," said Kalla at a seminar on 
seeking new format for more efficient and democratic regional elections in 
Jakarta, Saturday.

Kalla said to make new election system possible, certain regions have to be 
led by acting leaders until joint national and regional elections could be 
carried out.

He said that under the proposed system, Indonesia will carry out twice 
elections in every five years -- elections of executive and legislative posts.

"Schedule of the current regional elections depends on the completion of 
governor, regent, or mayor's terms. Therefore, nearly everyday, there are regional 
elections... It spends too much national energy," Kalla was quoted by Antara 
news agency as saying. 

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Joyo Indonesia News Service
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