Jakarta – Former House speaker Akbar Tandjung said independent candidates should obtain political support from at least three percent of voters before running in a local election.

"I think the legal requirements for independent candidates should be similar with the ones imposed during the local election in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam," Akbar told Antara on Wednesday.

Akbar said it was unfair to impose the same requirements on independent candidates as those imposed on candidates nominated by political parties.

The 2004 regional administration requires candidates nominated by political parties obtain at least 15 percent from provincial or regency electorates.

He said the government and the House of Representatives should revise the law to accommodate the recent decision of the Constitutional Court, which allowed independent candidates to contend local elections.