EU assistance to Indonesia's general election
EU assistance to Indonesia's general election
To assist Indonesia in its electoral process, the EC is making
available a euro (EUR) 7 million (US$ 7 7 million) support
package, through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
The objective is to contribute to ensure the fullest possible
involvement of civil society at each stage of the electoral
process and to observe the process itself by providing assistance
to independent national monitoring groups
The support package will comprise two components
Component One: Support to civil society groups (CSGs) and non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) will provide financial and
technical assistance to the CSGs/NGOs for election-related
interventions -- preelection, polling day and postelection
monitoring, voter education and media assistance
The UNDP, together with the EC Representation in Jakarta will
elaborate a framework document specifying the beneficiaries of EC
funding and types of actions to be supported Where appropriate,
the EC will try to support actions which also receive bilateral
funding from EU member states
The main part of Component One's budget will support national
monitoring efforts given the importance the EU attaches to those
efforts Potential beneficiaries so far are the two established
monitoring groups that gained monitoring experience during the
last elections: KIPP and SBSI This will have a long-term impact
since it will strengthen their capacities for future elections
Other groups like voter education NGOs and media-related groups
are also under funding consideration
Component Two: European Observation Unit will comprise a core
team plus 30 long-term and 60 short-term observers from EU member
states
The core team will be responsible for logistical preparation
and operational and financial aspects related to the deployment
of observers to be funded out of the support package It will
provide the same facilities to any additional observers to be
funded by EU member states or the European Parliament, and will
undertake coordination with all activities funded under Component
One.
Long-term observers will stay from 45 days to 75 days, to
observe the whole electoral process until the final result is
published Short-term observers will stay for 15 days, on polling
day itself and a short period around it Close collaboration with
national monitoring organizations will be ensured countrywide
Together with bilateral contributions from EU member states,
total EU contribution to the electoral process will be between
$14 million and $15 million, making the EU the third-biggest
provider of electoral assistance.