Ezra Sihite – Ten political parties that qualified to run in the 2014 legislative elections obtained their ballot numbers on Monday.

The numbers, which will represent each party throughout the elections, were assigned during a plenary session of the General Elections Commission (KPU) in Jakarta. Each party was represented by its chairman and secretary-general during the draw.

The KPU announced last week that only 10 parties were eligible to contest in the 2014 race, disqualifying 24 others who also registered.

Nine of the parties participated in the 2009 elections, and only the National Democratic (Nasdem) Party, founded by media mogul Surya Paloh following a split with the Golkar Party, is a new contender.

The ballot numbers of the 10 parties are as follows:

1. The Nasdem Party2. The National Awakening Party (PKB)3. The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)4. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)5. The Golkar Party6. The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party7. The Democratic Party8. The National Mandate Party (PAN)9. The United Development Party (PPP)10. The People's Conscience (Hanura) Party

The KPU is set to later in the day conduct a draw for three local parties in Aceh that have been declared qualified to participate in the 2014 elections at the provincial and municipal/district levels.

The three parties – the Aceh Party, the Aceh Peace Party and the Aceh Nationalism Party – will draw for numbers 11 to 13.