Gibran Bans 2024 Election Campaign At Solo Manahan Stadium

Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka forbade Solo's Manahan Stadium to be used for campaign activities for the 2024 General Election. "Yes, it can't be (not allowed, ed.), it's a sports venue," he said in Solo, Central Java (Central Java), Tuesday, June 27, it was confiscated by Antara. Even though it prohibits Manahan Stadium from being used for campaigns, he said, the public space can still be used for concerts. "The important thing is that it doesn't smell like politics, it doesn't invite presidential candidates," he said. In this regard, he said, his party has checked with the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the local Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu). "Yesterday I checked the KPU and Bawaslu, whose name is the concert will continue at the end of the year, the important thing is not to be political, and not to invite presidential candidates," he said.

Meanwhile, Chairman of Bawaslu Surakarta Budi Wahyono said the ban was in accordance with Law (UU) Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections. "According to the provisions of Law Number 7/2017 concerning Elections in Article 280 regarding the ban on campaigns, one of the campaign prohibitions is campaigns for government facilities, educational places, and places of worship," he said.