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Australia, Indonesia and Japan to
work together during the
Republic of Philippines elections to
progress
Bali Democracy Forum outcomes
Indonesia, Australia and Japan, past
co-chairs of the Bali Democracy
Forum (BDF), have organized an
Election Visits Program on the
occasion of the presidential,
national and local elections in the
Philippines on May 10, 2010.
The Second Bali Democracy Forum (BDF
II) issued a Chair’s Statement which
‘recommended
activities...in priority areas of
cooperation, including workshops and
seminars, training, election visits,
policy-oriented research, and field
studies.’
The Election Visits Program is part
of our collective efforts to give
effect to this recommendation.
Diplomats from the Embassies of
Australia, Indonesia and Japan have
already been accredited as foreign
observers by the Philippine
Commission on Elections.
We thank the Government of the
Republic of the Philippines for its
willingness and openness to accept
this Election Visits Program during
the 2010 elections.
We believe the Election Visits
Program will prove to be a useful
way to share experiences of
democracy in Asia. It would also be
useful to build on this experience
and conduct an expanded version of
the BDF Election Visits Program in
future elections where host
countries in Asia are willing to
receive such visits. BDF
participating countries are
encouraged to consider conducting
similar programs in the future.
