Jakarta, Feb. 13 -- The Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency (BKSAP) of the House of Representatives (DPR) stated that the Election Visit Program (EVP), which invites parliaments of friendly countries, is an essential program to demonstrate transparency and accountability in democracy.

BKSAP Deputy Chairperson Putu Supadma Rudana stated that the EVP is based on the agreement of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) that every country that is holding general elections must invite AIPA member countries to become observers.

"We want to show the world the transparency of our democracy, the accountability of our democracy," he noted in a statement from the DPR on Tuesday.

Previously, the BKSAP has attended election observation act...