REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - General Elections Commission (KPU) has confirmed that only ten political parties will be contesting in 2014 General Elections, the smallest number since reformation in 1998. The nine parties are currently in the House of Representatives, while another one is new party.

During the steamy 12 hours meeting yesterday, KPU presented reports from its 33 provincial offices that only 10 out of 34 parties had passed the final stage of verification process. The remaining parties are considered fail to meet requirements in one or several provinces.

The ten parties contesting in 2014 elections are the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), the Democratic Party, the United Development Party (PPP), the Golkar Party, the National Awakening Party (PKB), the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). The new party is only the National Democratic Party (Nasdem).

To compete in the elections, every party must pass factual verification in each province. If a party fails to meet a requirement in even a single province will invalidate the party.

In central factual verification, KPU checks the validity of the registered members and the status of their offices. Another requirement is for 30 percent female representation.

The meeting had been interrupted since the beginning. Hundreds representatives from small parties that fell staged protest in front of KPU office. Some shouted and condemned KPU.

General Elections Monitoring Body (Bawaslu) said that they were ready to hear every objection from the failing political parties. Chairman of Bawaslu, Muhammad, has prepared a task force to receive the report.

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