PKB Registers DPR Candidates To KPU Saturday Weekend

Chairman of PKB Muhaimin Iskandar when giving a statement in Jakarta, Thursday (11/5/2023). (ANTARA/Narda Margaretha Sinambela)

Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin said his party would register the DPR legislative candidate for the 2024 General Election to the General Election Commission (KPU), Saturday, May 13.

"Saturday," said Cak Immind, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, May 11.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Communication and Information Division of PKBAhmad Iman Sukri said the registration of candidates to the central KPU office in Jakarta, at 14.00 WIB, Saturday (13/5).

The plan is for Muhaiminakan to be accompanied by a number of high-ranking PKB officials, such as Secretary-General Hasanudin Wahid, Deputy General Chairperson Hanif Dakhiri, and a number of other administrators of the PKB DPP.

According to Ahmad, there are no specific requirements for a candidate from PKB. He ensured that all requirements would be met.

"The conditions determined by the KPU are formal requirements," said Ahmad.

However, he did not deny that PKB had special considerations regarding the future legislative candidates, such as having to have popularity.

"We see the capabilities of the candidate, the character of the candidate, then want to work hard for this candidate with PKB in this legislative election," he said.

Registration for the DPR candidates for all electoral districts (dapil) will be carried out by the central leadership of political parties by visiting the central KPU office in Jakarta.

Then, for the candidates for provincial DPRD members to be registered by provincial-level political party officials to the respective provincial KPUs and prospective candidates for district and city DPRD members, political party administrators will be registered at the district and city levels at the respective district and city KPU offices.

Meanwhile, registration of candidates for DPD members can only be registered by prospective candidates who have met the requirements for support to the provincial KPU.

The KPU serves the registration of candidates for the 2024 General Election with operating hours at 08.00-16.00 local time for May 1-13, 2023 and 08.00-23.59 on the last day of registration on May 14, 2023.