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Jokowi’s Statement on the 2024 Election

Indonesian president Joko Widodo also known as Jokowi has again issued a statement regarding the 2024 General Election. He emphasized that the General Election will be held on 14^th February and the Region Head Election will be held in November 2024.

Jokowi’s statement was delivered in the introduction of the Preparation of Simultaneous General Election and Regional Head Election in 2024.

"I think it's clear that everyone knows that the general election will be held on February 14, 2024," Jokowi said on the State Secretariat’s Youtube Channel on Sunday 10^th April.

Jokowi also asked the ministers to convey to the entire community that the schedule for the General Election and Region Elections had been set.

He emphasized this so that there would be no speculation that the government was making efforts to postpone the election and extend the presidential term to 3 terms.

The election stages, will begin in mid-June 2022. This is based on the Election Law. The stages of the General Election begin not before the day of implementation.

"This needs to be explained lest there will be speculations circulating in the community that the government is trying to postpone the election or speculation about the extension of the president's office or related to the question of 3 terms," ​​said Jokowi.

Not only that, the former governor of DKI Jakarta also confirmed that the commissioners of the General Election Commission (KPU) and members of the Election Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu) will be sworn on Tuesday, 12^th April.

"We will also immediately pursue the completion of the legal umbrella of regulations needed for the 2024 general election and local elections," said Jokowi.

From the budget side, Jokowi also asked that the budget allocation for the preparation of the 2024 simultaneous general election, which is estimated at 110.4 trillion Rupiah, be decided immediately. Both come from the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) or the Regional Budget (APBD).

Jokowi said the 110.4 trillion Rupiah budget was earmarked for the General Election Commission amounting to 76.6 trillion Rupiah. Meanwhile, as much as 33.8 trillion Rupiah for the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu).

"The KPU is  76.6 trillion Rupiah and the Bawaslu is  33.8 trillion Rupiah," said Jokowi.

He also asked for the legal protection that overshadows the implementation of the 2024 General Election and the simultaneous local elections to be completed immediately. In fact, Jokowi has assigned the Minister for Politics, Law and Security (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD to communicate intensely with the DPR and KPU. The goal is to make plans and programs regarding the General Election that are prepared in more detail.

"So that the existing regulations, which are compiled, do not have multiple interpretations and can later lead to disputes in the field," said Jokowi.

As is known, the issue of postponing elections and extending the presidential term has been blowing fast lately. Jokowi has banned members of Indonesia Maju cabinet from talking about postponing the 2024 election. He asked ministers to focus on solving problems faced by society.

“Don’t let anyone talk about delays and extensions,” said Jokowi at the Plenary Cabinet Session at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday 5^th April.

For information, previously circulated about the postponement of the election until the extension of the current presidential term, or even Jokowi’s three terms. One of them is the discourse that was rolled out from politicians who are also Jokowi’s assistants in the Cabinet.

Such of coordinating minister for the Economy, Airlangga Hartarto through his capacity as General Chairman of Golkar, then previously there was the Minister of Investment/Head of BKPM, Bahlil Lahadalia, and Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.

This has also invited public ‘outrage’, one of which was expressed by students in rallies in a number of areas, including those planned for Jakarta today, Monday 11^th April.

Last week, Jokowi ordered his ministers to stop talking about postponing the election to a three term of presidential term.

Source: https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20220411061725-32-782965/pernyataan-lengkap-jokowi-soal-pemilu-2024