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