Billboards featuring prominent presidential hopefuls have cropped up on the streets of Jakarta, Surabaya and other cities since last year. - The Straits Times/ANN
JAKARTA, Jan 9 (The Straits tImes/ANN): Indonesia's Constitutional Court is again being asked to rule on legislation that sets a minimum standard for any political party or coalition wanting to field candidates for vice-president and president.
The law stipulates that only those with 20 per cent of seats in Parliament or secured 25 per cent of the popular vote in the last general election can qualify to field such candidates.
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