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UN: UN
ENVOY HAILS INDONESIA'S HELP IN PREPARING BALLOT PAPERS FOR TIMOR-LESTE
POLL: 25/6/2007
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June 2007 –
The senior United Nations envoy
to Timor-Leste, which is gearing up for parliamentary elections at the end of
this month, has welcomed Indonesia's role in printing ballot papers for use in
the polls.
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The materials
arrived in Dili on Saturday from a printing location in Surabaya, Indonesia,
according to the UN Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT).
“The
cooperation between Indonesia and Timor-Leste in the printing of the ballots
shows the level of relations between the two countries that has been
nurtured over the years by the leaders of each nation,” said Atul Khare,
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste.
The small
country, which abuts part of the Indonesian archipelago, gained independence
after a UN-supported popular consultation in 1999, when the overwhelming
majority of people rejected a proposed autonomy and decided to begin a
process of transition towards independence. Following the announcement of
the result, a campaign of violence, looting and arson was unleashed
throughout the entire territory.
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In a
news release this weekend, the deputy head of UNMIT responsible for electoral
assistance, Finn Reske-Nielsen, also welcomed the arrival of the ballots. “The
Indonesian authorities facilitated every step of the process and provided the
necessary security measures in Surabaya,” he said.
UNMIT
and the UN Development Program (UNDP) helped to print the ballot papers
following a request from the Government of Timor-Leste, he added.
The
specifications for the ballot papers are more complex than those for the ballots
used in the presidential elections. In addition to the names and symbols of the
parties and coalitions competing in the election, the ballots are each required
to have a serial number on a perforated stub in order to allow for carefully
monitoring and controls, UNMIT said.
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