Wiranto Praises Bawaslu, Highlights the Importance of Election Supervision
Jakarta. Chief Security Minister Wiranto has expressed appreciation for the efforts of the Election Supervisory Agency, or Bawaslu, in overseeing the national polls.
"Bawaslu is our hero today. It was able to supervise the elections so that we could choose the leaders of our preference," Wiranto said during the 2017 Bawaslu Award event at Balai Sarbini on Tuesday (11/04).
He added that Bawaslu's role is of crucial importance for democracy.
The agency supervises elections across the country. Poll results can be annuled if Bawaslu finds irregularities in the election process and recommends that the General Election Commission (KPU) bring the case to the Constitutional Court.
"Elections are of the utmost importance. Leaders are those who decide if a nation or an organization rises or falls. Many countries in the world fell because of their leaders," Wiranto said.
Among those in attendance at the award ceremony were Bawaslu 2012-17 term chief, Muhammad, Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Speaker Oesman Sapta Odang, and the new Bawaslu executives.
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