EU donates Rp 100b for RI elections

EU donates Rp 100b for RI elections

JAYAPURA: The European Union (EU) has donated 7 million euros
(Rp 100 billion) to assist Indonesia in holding its presidential
and legislative elections, the chief of the EU Election
Observation Mission to Indonesia, Glyn Ford, said on Tuesday.

"We have donated some funds to support the organization of the
legislative election last April 5 and the presidential election
last July 5 and on Sept. 20," Ford said.

He noted that the funds were channeled to the central
government, which in turn forwarded it to the General Elections
Commission.

He said the EU had also deployed 230 election observers across
Indonesia. --jp