Jakarta. The 12 political parties that competed in the April 9 legislative election had campaign funds totaling Rp 3.1 trillion ($272 million), according to the nation’s election committee.
The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) topped the list with the most funds, at Rp 434.9 billion, while the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) had the least, at Rp 52.9 billion, according to the General Elections Committee (KPU).
The KPU set the deadline at 6 p.m. on April 24 for parties to submit their reports on final campaign funding for the legislative election.
The report showed that the party with the most votes in the legislative election, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), wasn’t the party that spent the most on campaigning.
The PDI-P — which by some quick count surveys had about 19 percent of the votes — reported it had spent Rp 404.7 billion. Final election results are scheduled to be released on May 9.
Nur Syarifah, head of the KPU legal bureau, said that the reports will be audited by an appointed public accountant office.
“Today all political parties on the national level have submitted the reports. All parties are free from sanctions. The accountants will work for the next 30 days,” she said on Thursday at the KPU’s headquarters in Central Jakarta.
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