Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The East Nusa Tenggara General Election Commission (KPUD) announced that at least 22 of the provinces 38 political parties have failed to meet the minimum quota of 30 percent women members.

KPUD's spokesman Djidon de Haan said Tuesday that KPUD lack the authority to punish the parties.

"People will give them social punishments," he said, adding the commission also found that only 1,088 out of 1,210 legislative candidates met the other requirements to run in the 2009 election.

The KPUD has received 48 letters from residents criticizing parties for their lack of women candidates in the upcoming election.

Some of the letters also alleged candidates' involvement in immoral deeds and criticized the recruitment system and the distribution of the candidates' number list. "We have sent letters to parties, asking them to answer people's questions," Djidon said.