Jambi sets up poll supervisory team

Jambi sets up poll supervisory team

JAMBI, Jambi: The Jambi administration opened registration on Tuesday for Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu) aspirants to monitor the gubernatorial election in June next year.

Registration is open until Dec. 31.

Chief of the selection team Syafri Sofyan said that the committee would comprise five people, representing the police force, the prosecutor's office, the academia, the media and non- governmental organizations. He said that several aspirants had taken registration forms on Tuesday.

The five members chosen will be announced at the end of January next year, and they will immediately begin work to oversee the organization of the election of governor and deputy governor. The work will begin in February and end in July, one month after the June gubernatorial election in the province.

Jambi is one of over hundreds of regional governments across the country which will hold direct gubernatorial elections in June next year. -- JP