KPU Target 75 Percent Participation in 2014 Elections

Jakarta (Antara) - The General Elections Commission (KPU) has set itself a target of 75 percent of eligible voters taking part in next month's 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. (*)