81.   Foreign observers monitoring the election believe that it is unlikely any of the three main parties can win even a simple majority.

82.   Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who is among hundreds of foreign observers monitoring elections, intervened after Israeli police arrested Palestinian observers because they lacked accreditation.

83.   Gaviria is in Peru to monitor the elections.

84.   Goncharik said the observers were not being allowed to properly monitor the election.

85.   Habibie said international observers from the United Nations, the United States, Germany, France, Japan and Australia would be free to monitor the elections.

86.   He added the government could not make special arrangements for parties who were not authorised by the law to monitor the election.

87.   He noted the presence of the former statesmen and lawyers monitoring an election was more reminiscent of elections in developing countries.

88.   He added that the opposition movement has no right to call for international observers to monitor the elections since they have decided to boycott the elections.

89.   He said the aid will be funneled to groups that will monitor the elections and help fund voter education programs.

90.   He was referring to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which monitors elections in Bosnia.