DILI, 18 april 2023 (TATOLI)– The United Nation Development Program (UNDP) has officially handed over its indelible electoral ink to the National Election Commission (CNE) and the Electoral Technical Administration (STAE) for the Parliamentary elections.
UNDP Country Representative Munkhtuya Altangerel said UNDP is privileged to present the indelible election ink today as an important election tool to STAE.
“UNDP proposes Indelible ink with high quality and international standards. Ink has been used in many countries to ensure the integrity of democratic elections,” UNDP Country Representative Munkhtuya Altangerel told journalists at STAE Caicoli, this Tuesday.
She added that Timor Leste’s participation in the electoral democratic system is very high in the ASEAN region and also in the world. It is a great momentum for the people of Timor Leste to have the decision to determine the future of their country.
“Therefore UNDP is committed to supporting the government of Timor-Leste to ensure transparency and democratic voting for the electorate in this country,”
The Director General of STAE, Acelino Manuel Branco said that preparatory activities were important for STAE and development partners to prepare election logistics items: “We appreciate the support of development partners for procuring election logistics materials as indelible ink for use in the voting process,” he said.
“We worked very hard in the last few months preparing for the election. We worked under the election decision law to make sure all the materials had to be available at polling stations all over Timor-Leste,”
Minister of State Administration, Miguel Pereira De Carvalho greatly appreciated the efforts to ensure the availability of election logistics for voting day.
“A great thanks to development partners, especially UNDP and the Japanese Embassy, who have supported TL for the procurement of high-quality electoral ink that meets international standards,” he appreciated.
So far the Government and its partners have prepared more than 10,000 bottles of indelible ink, the ink was purchased by UNDP with a budget from the Government of more than 30,000 thousand.
Journalist: José Belarmino De Sá
Editor: Nelia B.
