The DPR-Government Protest Democrats Agree That The Election Bill Will Be Out Of Prolegnas 2021: Becomes A Political Burden

JAKARTA - The DPR RI Legislation Body (Baleg) together with the government and the DPD RI Law Drafting Committee (PPUU) agreed that the Bill (RUU) on Elections was removed from the list of the 2021 Priority National Legislation Program (Prolegnas).

Thus, bills that have been included in the 2021 Prolegnas will be brought to the DPR Plenary Session for Level II decisions except for the Election Bill.

In a working meeting held at the DPR, Tuesday, March 9, as many as 8 factions agreed to the Election Bill being withdrawn from the 2021 Priority Prolegnas list and only the Democrat Party faction asked for the draft to continue to be discussed.

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yassona Laoly said the government agreed to withdraw the Election Bill from the 2021 Priority Prolegnas list.

"So we only agreed that one bill was dropped (the Election Bill). We think it will be brief and do not need to submit a full evaluation," said Yasonna at a Working Meeting (Raker) with Baleg DPR RI and PPUU DPD RI, at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta. , Tuesday, March 9.

Meanwhile, members of the DPR RI Baleg from the Democrat Party faction, Santoso, said that his faction continues to encourage the Election Bill to be discussed so that the implementation of the 2022 and 2023 Pilkada will continue.

He assessed that the discussion of the Election Bill must be carried out comprehensively and holistically, especially in determining the schedule for the national and regional elections because it is related to the interests of the community.

According to him, if the Pilkada and General Election are held in 2024, it will become a technical burden for election organizers. It is feared that this technical burden is the main cause of election organizers being sick and dying in the 2019 elections.

"If the implementation of the 2024 Pilkada will be a burden on political traffic, logistics, voter education will be heavy, and it is illogical to accommodate the public," he said.