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Oleh Eko Budiono, Selasa, 16 Agustus 2016 | 17:16 WIB - Redaktur: Filmon Warouw - 1K
Jakarta, InfoPublik - Government guaranteed the Simultaneous Regional Election (Pilkada Serentak) 2017 budget availability.
"[Generally,] the regional election budget is sufficient," said Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo at the dissemination of participative election monitoring in front of the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) office building in Jakarta, Sunday (8/14).
He asserted that the distribution of the election budget to every region is underway. The next step is how these regions use these funds wisely.
Meanwhile, the Election Supervisory Agency chairman Muhammad expected that people could participate in supervising the elections.
He underlined that the election success could not only be achieved by the General Election Commission (KPU), Bawaslu, or political parties, but also other stakeholders.
"From the first time, we acknowledge that the responsibility to succeed the national and regional elections as well as the whole election supervisory system is actually a shared responsibility. [Therefore] Bawaslu invites the public to contribute to the success of the election supervision," he said on Sunday (8/14).
He also highlighted that every provincial Bawaslu must convey any report directly to the people. And, the people are allowed to ask any questions regarding to Bawaslu’s election supervising activities.
"Let the people know what we've done, what we are doing and what the supervision challenges are," he said. (Translator: Erik Limantara, Photo Illustration)
