The Issue Of Postponing The Election Is Not From The Palace, The State Secretary's Staff Staff: We Hope That The President Will Not Be Dragged Away

Faldo Maldini/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The special staff of the Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg), Faldo Maldini, emphasized that the proposed postponement of the 2024 General Election was just ordinary political gossip.

He emphasized that the issue of postponing the 2024 election did not come from the Palace. According to him, the accusation is an imaginative accusation.

"We'll just accommodate it. There are lots of ideas, lots of thoughts. In fact, here we understand more about how to manage the diversity of existing thoughts," Faldo told reporters, Friday, March 4.

Faldo claimed that discussing the postponement of the 2024 election was not a priority for the Palace. He asked President Jokowi not to be associated with the proposal.

"The issue of postponement is not a priority so far. We hope that the President will not be dragged into the discourse of postponing the 2024 election," said Faldo.

Previously, the Deputy of Bappilu DPP for the Democratic Party, Kamhar Lakumani, said that the proposed postponement of the 2024 election and the extension of the presidential term would not die automatically, even though the majority of the public and political parties (political parties) refused.

“Reflecting on the past, even though it has received high resistance, this discourse is still being put forward by parties who are close to or are part of the circle of power. It is read that this is systematic and by design,” said Kamhar, Friday, March 4.

Moreover, said Kamhar, there is information that mentions the name of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Panjaitan or LBP behind the proposed postponement of the 2024 election. If the information is correct, then the proposal will continue to roll.

"Especially if the information circulating is true, that the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries LBP is behind this, in the conditioning of political party leaders, then this discourse and agenda may continue to be carried out," he said.