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67337
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KPU BRIEFS ELECTION COMMITTEES IN M EAST, AFRICA
Jakarta, June 23 (ANTARA) - Indonesian Overseas Election Committees (PPLNs) in the Middle East and African regions should have a good understanding of the technicalities, substance and legal aspects of the upcoming presidential election, a KPU (General Elections Commission) member said.
The remark was made by KPU member Prof Dr Syamsul Bahri at a meeting in Beirut last week with 26 PPLN members based at 16 Indonesian diplomatic missions in the Middle East and African regions in Beirut, according to a press release from the Indonesian embassy Beirut made available to Antara here on Tuesday.
The meeting took place to familiarize the KPPUs in the two regions with the rules and procedures applicable in the upcoming presidental election in to be organized in foreign countries.
Similar meetings were held before in Bangkok, The Hague, Sydney, San Fransisco, Tokyo and Vienna.
Indonesian Ambassador to Lebanon Bagas Hapsoro in his address at the meeting said the appointment of Beirut as the venue of the meeting was proof that political stability in Lebanon was quite conducive, so it was expected that the Indonesian business community to some extent would be more motivated to build business cooperation with their Lebanese counterparts.
The ambassador also hoped that the participants of the meeting could capitalize on the opportunity to understand anything relating to the implementation of the presidential election in their respective working region.
According to Hapsoro, the indication of such a success in the implementation of election was inseparable from the registration of all eligible Indonesian citizens in the fixed voter's lists and the use of their right to vote on the basis of existing procedures.
The two-day meeting was filled with the information on technical procedures of the presidential election by the KPU familiarization Team starting from the ticking of ballot papers, guidance on election and vote counting and guidance on electoral implementation by mail.
The Middle East and African regions were expected to contribute a significant number of votes in the election as many Indonesian workers and students were domiciled in the two regions.
It was estimated that around 170,000 Indonesians were already recorded in the fixed voter's lists (DPTs) for this year's presidential and vice presidential election. ***
The remark was made by KPU member Prof Dr Syamsul Bahri at a meeting in Beirut last week with 26 PPLN members based at 16 Indonesian diplomatic missions in the Middle East and African regions in Beirut, according to a press release from the Indonesian embassy Beirut made available to Antara here on Tuesday.
The meeting took place to familiarize the KPPUs in the two regions with the rules and procedures applicable in the upcoming presidental election in to be organized in foreign countries.
Similar meetings were held before in Bangkok, The Hague, Sydney, San Fransisco, Tokyo and Vienna.
Indonesian Ambassador to Lebanon Bagas Hapsoro in his address at the meeting said the appointment of Beirut as the venue of the meeting was proof that political stability in Lebanon was quite conducive, so it was expected that the Indonesian business community to some extent would be more motivated to build business cooperation with their Lebanese counterparts.
The ambassador also hoped that the participants of the meeting could capitalize on the opportunity to understand anything relating to the implementation of the presidential election in their respective working region.
According to Hapsoro, the indication of such a success in the implementation of election was inseparable from the registration of all eligible Indonesian citizens in the fixed voter's lists and the use of their right to vote on the basis of existing procedures.
The two-day meeting was filled with the information on technical procedures of the presidential election by the KPU familiarization Team starting from the ticking of ballot papers, guidance on election and vote counting and guidance on electoral implementation by mail.
The Middle East and African regions were expected to contribute a significant number of votes in the election as many Indonesian workers and students were domiciled in the two regions.
It was estimated that around 170,000 Indonesians were already recorded in the fixed voter's lists (DPTs) for this year's presidential and vice presidential election. ***
