Australian MPs visit KPU

Australian MPs visit KPU

JAKARTA: The Australian Parliament delegation paid a visit to
Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) on Thursday to
witness on-site preparations for the coming 2004 direct
presidential election here.

During the visit, the delegation was briefed by KPU chief
Nazaruddin Syamsuddin and members Chusnul Mariyah and Hamid
Awaluddin on the new system to be applied in the direct election,
methods to allocate legislative seats and the verification
process of political parties.

The delegates arrived in the country on Monday and have had
several meetings with the country's high-ranking officials,
including Vice President Hamzah Haz.

Indonesia is slated to organize the first direct presidential
election ever in 2004, with some 124 million people expected to
vote. --JP