Jakarta – The 12 political parties to contest the legislative election next month have submitted their second financial reports, the final report prior to the election; with the Gerindra Party registering the largest amount of campaign funds.

Gerindra reported on Sunday to the General Elections Commission (KPU) that it had pooled Rp 122 billion (US$10.5 million) of campaign funds, on top of Rp 184 billion it had disclosed in December last year.

"The total campaign fund is Rp 306 billion in the two reports submitted to the KPU. The money is 100 percent from the party's current legislative candidates," Gerindra treasurer Thomas Djiwandono told reporters at the KPU headquarters in Central Jakarta.

Thomas said that it had taken some time for the party to complete the campaign fund report because it had to compile the financial reports of its 560 legislative candidates.

Other than Gerindra, five other parties also submitted reports on their campaign funds to KPU shortly before the deadline on Sunday, including the Democratic Party, the Golkar Party, the National Mandate Party (PAN), the United Development Party (PPP) and the Hanura Party.

Meanwhile, the National Awakening Party (PKB), the Nasdem Party, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) had submitted their reports to the KPU last Saturday; while the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Crescent Star Party (PBB) had done so earlier on Friday.

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/03/03/all-parties-submit-campaign-fund-reports.html