Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is set to invite representatives of election commissions from Southeast Asia and international NGOs that focus on electoral processes to observe the Jakarta gubernatorial election on Feb. 15.
"The KPU will host its 'Elections Visit' program, which we will invite election observers from Southeast Asian countries and international NGOs to monitor the election in Jakarta," KPU commissioner Sigit Pamungkas told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
He further said the election monitoring program, which would be held at the KPU office in Menteng, Central Jakarta, from Feb. 13 to 16, aimed to introduce Indonesia's elections system to other countries.
"We will invite the participants to monitor polling stations across Jakarta on election day. They will hopefully get an idea about the electoral process in Indonesia," Sigit said.
"Apart from observing our elections, they could also share how elections are run in their respective countries," he added. (ebf)