Bali Gears Up to Welcome Elections
National elections for members of the Indonesian Parliament - DPR and DPD
The 2014 Indonesian Legislative Election to elect
members of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) and 560 seats of
the People's Representative Council (DPR) will take place on 9 April
2014.
46 parties have registered to take part in the election, from which only 15 parties (including 3 Aceh parties) pass the requirements set by the General Elections Commission (KPU), which are stricter than in previous elections. The requirements include representation in every Indonesian province and a minimum 30 percent female membership. Initially all parties with seats in the People's Representative Council were to be allowed to contest the election without the need for verification, but on 29th August 2012, Indonesia's Constitutional Court overturned this provision, obliging all parties to undergo the process.
The results of this election will be crucial to the presidential election in July due to the requirement that a presidential ticket must be supported by a partyor a coalition of parties winning at least 20% of vote in the legislative election.
15 parties participate on Election 2014 which are 13 of political party and 3 are local party as follow :
Polictical Parties
1. Partai Nasdem
2. Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa
3. Partai Keadilan Sejahtera
4. Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan
5. Partai Golongan Karya
6. Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya
7. Partai Demokrat
8. Partai Amanat Nasional
9. Partai Persatuan Pembangunan
10. Parta Hati Nurani Rakyat
11. Partai Bulan Bintang
12. Partai Keadilan dan Persatuan Indonesia
Local Parties
13. Partai Damai Aceh
14. Partai Nasional Aceh
15. Partai Aceh
Bali is gearing up to welcome the upcoming legislative and presidential elections by preparing all the necessary requirements expected for the event. The General Elections Commission (KPU) office in Denpasar said that the 12 contesting political parties had prepared. The parties would hire 1,375 people as witnesses, who would be deployed in 1,131 voting booths (TPS) across the city. Each party will be deploying one of their witnesses at each TPS. The existence of vote witnesses was crucial to prevent corrupt practices and avoid disputes, since the supervision teams from his side lacked human resources.
Each witness will be given the result recapitulation, which may be used in case of disputes over the election process. All members of the commission would meet on February6, 2014 to consolidate preparations to bring successful elections to Bali. The coordination meeting will be about the preparations for the legislative, as well as the presidential, election. All KPU members in the province, totaling 3,000 people, will be involved.
The Denpasar Elections Supervisory Committee (Panswaslu) chairman, said he had recruited the number of team members required. Have been publicly announced the team’s formation and members are from the public and university students. The formation was based on instruction by the Bali Election Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu).
Released on Thursday, February 13'201446 parties have registered to take part in the election, from which only 15 parties (including 3 Aceh parties) pass the requirements set by the General Elections Commission (KPU), which are stricter than in previous elections. The requirements include representation in every Indonesian province and a minimum 30 percent female membership. Initially all parties with seats in the People's Representative Council were to be allowed to contest the election without the need for verification, but on 29th August 2012, Indonesia's Constitutional Court overturned this provision, obliging all parties to undergo the process.
The results of this election will be crucial to the presidential election in July due to the requirement that a presidential ticket must be supported by a partyor a coalition of parties winning at least 20% of vote in the legislative election.
15 parties participate on Election 2014 which are 13 of political party and 3 are local party as follow :
Polictical Parties
1. Partai Nasdem
2. Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa
3. Partai Keadilan Sejahtera
4. Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan
5. Partai Golongan Karya
6. Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya
7. Partai Demokrat
8. Partai Amanat Nasional
9. Partai Persatuan Pembangunan
10. Parta Hati Nurani Rakyat
11. Partai Bulan Bintang
12. Partai Keadilan dan Persatuan Indonesia
Local Parties
13. Partai Damai Aceh
14. Partai Nasional Aceh
15. Partai Aceh
Bali is gearing up to welcome the upcoming legislative and presidential elections by preparing all the necessary requirements expected for the event. The General Elections Commission (KPU) office in Denpasar said that the 12 contesting political parties had prepared. The parties would hire 1,375 people as witnesses, who would be deployed in 1,131 voting booths (TPS) across the city. Each party will be deploying one of their witnesses at each TPS. The existence of vote witnesses was crucial to prevent corrupt practices and avoid disputes, since the supervision teams from his side lacked human resources.
Each witness will be given the result recapitulation, which may be used in case of disputes over the election process. All members of the commission would meet on February6, 2014 to consolidate preparations to bring successful elections to Bali. The coordination meeting will be about the preparations for the legislative, as well as the presidential, election. All KPU members in the province, totaling 3,000 people, will be involved.
The Denpasar Elections Supervisory Committee (Panswaslu) chairman, said he had recruited the number of team members required. Have been publicly announced the team’s formation and members are from the public and university students. The formation was based on instruction by the Bali Election Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu).
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Puri Saren Ubud (Ubud Palace) is an Ubud Kingdom Palace with beautiful Balinese traditional houses as a residence of Ubud King. It is set in the center of 
The
tourists who purchase the tour package to Ubud will visit this place
and they will feel not complete if they are not invited to visit the 
The
art crafting are sold in this art market consisted of various crafting,
from traditional until contemporary crafting which its price is
relatively cheap. You can do the transaction directly to the merchant
which generally can be bargained. All the crafting sold in this place
you can bring home as souvenir like slipper, wood idol, bag, clothes,
matting, painting and a lot of more.
Ubud Village
is also well known as a culture village where we easily find the local
community presenting traditional cultures from the ritual up to the
traditional dance performances. This village own the rich culture with
the history heritage of all big actors, especially all famous artists,
for example I Gusti Nyoman Lempad (1862 - 1978), Anak Agng Gede Sobrat (1919 - 1992), I Gusti Made Deblog (1910 - 1968), afterward caught up by others like, I Gusti Ketut Kobot, Ida Bagus Made, Dewa Putu Bedil, Ida Bagus Rai and others. The popularity of all above artists follows to give the inspiration to all west artists to live in Ubud Bali. In year 1920's, two European artist people that are Rodolf Bonnet from Dutch and Walter Spies
from Germany inscribe the new history of artistic growth paint the
countryside of Ubud. Second, the European artist introduce the European
esthetics technique especially illumination area, shadow, perspective
and anatomy. All local artists permeate the new technique matching with
value and base on local mind fixed take the traditional so that able to
give the separate identity by the name Ubud. Ubud Village progressively
famous as a born area of all painters because the existence of the
cooperation between Tjokorda Gede Agung Sukawati and Rudolf Bonnet to
form the Pita Maha. Pita Maha represent a place to
discuss the artistic growth and problem paint, and also to compare mind
to each other and introducing result of art which they own. 
The word of Gua Gajah is anticipated coming from the word of Lwa Gajah, the name of Buddhist Temple
or hermitage for Buddhist monk. The Gua Gajah's name is written on
Negarakeertagama papyrus which is compiled by Mpu Prapanca on 1365 M.
Lwa or Lwah/loh mean the river and it reflect to the meaning that the
hermitage is located at Gajah River or in Air Gajah. In the year
inscription 944 Saka, it is mentioned with the name of ‘ser ring Air
Gajah' that is meaning the Subak leader in Air Gajah. The word has
mentioned that the hermitage of Lwa Gajah is located in Subak Air Gajah.