Former Chief Justice Of The Constitutional Court Reminds Regional Heads Of Independence Ahead Of The 2024 Election

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JAKARTA – Former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) Hamdan Zoelva asked the Government, through the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), to guarantee the independence and impartiality of the acting regional heads, who will fill vacancies, ahead of the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections (Pilkada). guarantee these officials. Even though they are appointed, they have independence and impartiality to one of the contestants in the upcoming elections, "said Hamdan Zoelva in a program entitled "The Existence of Acting Regional Heads Towards Simultaneous Pilkada 2024" broadcast on the YouTube channel Salam Radio Channel , Tuesday, February 8. The guarantee, he continued, is a form of anticipation of the political impact that will be faced by the Government regarding the appointment of acting regional heads ahead of the 2024 Simultaneous General Election and Pilkada. The guarantee is one of the efforts to prevent political problems from getting bigger, he added.

"The level of public trust in the 2024 election will be tested, especially regarding the independence and impartiality of officials in the election process," he said. A total of 101 regional head positions, consisting of seven governors, 76 regents, and 18 mayors, will expire in 2022. Then, in 2023 there will be 171 regional heads whose terms of office will end, namely 17 governors, 115 regents, and 39 mayors. Therefore, as many as 272 acting regional heads will be appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs ahead of the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada. the political impact is extraordinary. Once again, the government must ensure that those appointed must be independent in the implementation of the 2024 general election," said Hamdan.