Head Election Next Year 17 Provinces to Hold Simultaneous Regional

Pontianak, W Kalimantan, (Antara)- Next year, 17 provinces will hold simultaneous regional head elections, according to Ferian, spokesman of the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU).

"In 2018, there will be final regional head elections, and 17 provinces will hold the local elections. They include West Kalimantan Province," he said in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, recently.

The Commission is currently focusing on the drafting of regulations. From the Law No 10 Year 2016, KPU has tabled nine draft regulations to the Commission 2 of the House of Representatives, he added.

Of the nine drafts, five have been deliberated and passed into regulations.

First is the KPU Regulation No 1 year 2017 on process, programs and schedule of elections.

"Second is the KPU Regulation (No 2) on data update and listing of eligible voters," he noted.

Third is the KPU Regulation No 3 on nomination of candidates, and fourth is the KPU Regulation No 4 on campaigning, and fifth is on campaign funding.

The four remaining drafts are respectively on logistics, voting and ballot counting, on recapitulation of election results, and elections in special autonomous regions.

In West Kalimantan, regional head elections will elect governor and vice governor of West Kalimantan, a mayor and deputy mayor of Pontianak municipality, and district heads and their deputies in four districts - Kubu Raya, Mempawah, Sanggau and North Kayong.(*)