Qualifying Verification, Ten 'Assistors' Jokowi Enlivens The 2024 Legislative Election

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The Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU) has named 9,925 people who passed the Indonesian House of Representatives Prospective Legislative List (DCS). The decision was taken after the KPU verified administratively against 10,323 names of candidates for the DPR RI candidates proposed by 18 political parties participating in the national election.

Interestingly, among the thousands of names, ten names were tucked away, which are still listed as assistants to President Joko Widodo in the cabinet. The ten names are five ministers, four deputy ministers, and one head of the agency.

From the DCS that has been announced by the KPU, Jokowi's assistants who will compete in the 2024 legislative election consist of two names from the PDI-P, two from the Golkar Party, two from the PKB, and one from the NasDem Party, Perindo Party, PBB, and Hanura.

The ten aides of Jokowi who were registered as legislators of the DPR RI in the 2024 legislative election are as follows.

1. Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Laoly (PDI Perjuangan), from the electoral area of North Sumatra I number one.2. Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, John Wempi Wetipo (PDI Perjuangan), from the constituency of Papua Mountains number one.3. Minister of Youth and Sports, Dito Ariotedjo (Partai Golkar), from the electoral area of DKI Jakarta I with serial number one.4. Deputy Minister of Trade, Jerry Sambuaga (Partai Golkar), from the electoral area of North Sulawesi number two.5. Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (Mendes PDTT), Abdul Halim Iskandar (PKB), from the electoral area of East Java VIII with serial number two.6. Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah (PKB), from the electoral area of DKI Jakarta II with serial number one.7. Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo (Partai NasDem), from the South Sulawesi election area I with serial number one.8. Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Angela Tanoesoedibjo (Partai Perindo), from the East Java I electoral area with serial number one.9. Deputy Minister of Manpower, Afriansyah Noor (PBBB), from the West Java V electoral region with serial number one.10. Head of the Indonesian Migran Workers Protection Agency, Benny Rhamdani (Partai Hanura), from the West Java II election area with serial number one.

Who of the ten names of President Jokowi's aides will be elected as members of the House of Representatives for the upcoming 2024-2029 period?