REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) has set a target of 75 percent of eligible voters taking part in April'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 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.

Fifteen political parties in Indonesia have been verified by the General Elections Commission (KPU) so that they have rights to participate in elections. Three of them are local parties for Aceh electorate while 12 others are the national parties that will participate in the parliamentary elections in April.

They consist of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem), National Awakening Party (PKB), the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), Golkar Party (Golkar), Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra), Democratic Party (Demokrat), National Mandate Party (PAN), United Development Party (PPP), People's Conscience Party (Hanura), Crescent Star Party (PBB), and Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI).

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