REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said it would be difficult for anyone to rig elections because all political parties monitoring them.

He said that the current elections system and law were made by the House of Representatives (DPR) members came from different political background as well as the government. He believes all political parties aspirations and interests have already been accommodated in the system and law.

"Besides that KPU (the general elections commission) Bawaslu (Elections Supervisory Agency) and MK (the constitutional court) are now also independent and their members are chosen by the multi-party DPR so that all parties involved in the elections organization, supervision and law enforcement are independent. The press that will control the implementation of the elections will certainly also be independent," he said.

President Yudhoyono asked anyone who later discovered elections rigging to report the case to Bawaslu and MK and not to resort to violence that could harm the dignity of democracy. He also called on the military (TNI) and the police to also assure the peace and security of the elections this year.

"Our political and security situation must remain stable so that development and investment would continue to grow," he said.

President Yudhoyono predicted political situation in the country would be more dynamic and heated up as a new political map would emerge following the legislative elections on April 9 and ahead of the presidential election on July until the inauguration of the new president on October 20. 

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