Jakarta – The Indonesian Electoral Commission has issued a definitive schedule for the June 7 election process, documents showed Tuesday.

In a ruling issued by the 53-member commission, voter registration for the polls, the first since the fall of former president Suharto, will be held from April 5 to May 4 and the final list of voters issued on May 13.

Unlike in past elections under Suharto, besides being visited by elections officials for registration at home, voters will also be able to register themselves at appointed centres.

The campaign period will last 16 days starting May 20, to be followed by a two-day rest period before voting day on June 7.

The decision on the number of legislators in each district, province and at the national level, based on their respective populations, will be decided on April 3 and 4. The registration of candidates for the legislature at all levels will be held from April 5 to 27. The final list of candidates will be issued between May 22 and June 1.

The commission said the results of the elections would be listed between June 28 and July 8, and the nomination of the winners and their notification between July 12 and July 21.

The new members of the legislature at the national, provincial and district levels as well as the members of the highest legislative body, the People's Consulative Assembly (MPR), will be sworn in between July 26 and October 1.

The new MPR will convene in October to pick a new president and vice president to serve the five-year term to start on January 1, 2000.