Multa Fidrus and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang, Bogor
All candidates slated in Tangerang's upcoming mayoral elections have promised a peaceful campaign and vowed to focus on improving the welfare of local residents if elected.
Three pairs of running mates -- Wahidin Halim and Arief Wismansyah, Ismed Sadeli Hasan and Mahfud Abdullah, and Muhamad Bonie Mudfijar and Diedy Farid Wadji -- made a joint declaration at the municipal elections commission (KPUD) office on Wednesday.
KPUD chair Imron Khamami said the next phase of the election called for each party's ticket to deliver vision and mission statements Thursday.
All candidates told journalists Wednesday their agendas would outline policies in agribusiness, education, health care, industry, infrastructure, tourism and trade as well as strategies for developing human resources across the board.
There were no significant differences among the three pairs.
Tangerang municipality will hold its first ever direct elections on November 26.
A coalition of 15 political parties are backing the ticket of Wahidin, the incumbent, and Arief, president director of Sari Asih Group which manages several hospitals in Tangerang and Serang.
Parties in the coalition include the Crescent Star Party (PBB), the Democratic Party (PD), the Golkar Party, the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDI-P), the National Awakening Party (PKB), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Reform Star Party (PBR) and the United Development Party (PPP).
Bonie and Diedy are backed by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). Ismet and Mahfudz are independent candidates.
Poll watch agency chair Sapril Elain, also present during the declaration, said his agency had only found administrative infractions on the part of the Wahidin-Arief ticket.
"Wahidin Halim-Arief Wismansyah is the only ticket which kicked off its campaign before the period officially started. We will remove all banners and flags they've placed on the streets soon."
The joint declaration specified all candidates would campaign between October 10 and 22.
Tangerang municipality, which will celebrate its 16th anniversary on February 28, is home to 1.5 million people.
In another outskirt municipality, Bogor, five pairs of mayoral candidates delivered their vision and mission statements Wednesday.
The five tickets all presented agendas focusing on environmental issues, Bogor's traffic woes and street vendors.
The five, in campaign-numbered order, are: independent candidates Syafei Bratasendjaya-Akik Darul Tahkik; the independent pair of the purported psychic Ki Gendeng Pamungkas running under his given name Iman Santoso with Ahmad Chusaery; Iis Supriatini-Ahani backed by, among others, PD and PBR; Dodi Rosady-Erik Irawan Suganda backed by PAN, PPP, PBB and PKB; and Diani Budiarto-Achmad Ru'yat with support from Golkar, PDI-P and PKS.
The head of Bogor's KPUD, Radjab Tampubolon, said the campaign period was starting Wednesday and would run through October 20.
The election is scheduled for Oct. 25.
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