General Elections
Following an invitation from the General Election Commission (KPU), a European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) was deployed to Indonesia to observe the 5 april general elections. The EOM assessed the elections in terms of their compliance with international standards for democratic elections. This elections were the biggest and most complex electoral event ever organised in one day, representing an important landmark in the consolidation of democracy in Indonesia.
EU EOM conduct a comprehensive, independent, factual, an impartial observation of the pre-election, election day and post-election phasis. They present publically to the country authorities a Preliminary Statement after the initial announcent of results and a final comprehensive report at the termination of the electoral process. Often the largest international observation mission, EU EOM are made off a comprehensive team of observers and supporting staff and entail a Core Team (CT), Long Term Observers (LTO) and Short Term Observers(STO) deployed all over the country, including in remote areas.
The Mission is led by Chief Observer Glyn Ford (UK), Member of the European Parliament. In total, the EUEOM deployed231 observers to all 32 Indonesian provinces to follow and report the electoral process.
