Election seminar for journalists

JAKARTA: Several French journalists shared their know-how and experience in elections reporting with their Indonesian counterparts at a week-long conference which began here on Monday.

The seminars and workshops were organized by the French Embassy in Jakarta ahead of Indonesia's June 7 general election, the first elections since the downfall of former president Soeharto in May last year.

The government has relaxed reporting restrictions on the media since Soeharto's resignation.