Akhyar Nasution Competed With Jokowi's Son-in-law Bobby Nasution In The Medan Pilkada

Medan Pilkada plenary meeting (DOK.KPU Medan City)

MEDAN - Akhyar Nasution-Salman Alfarisi and Bobby Afif Nasution-Aulia Rachman have been appointed as the candidate pair for mayor and deputy mayor of Medan.

This is stated in the decision letter of the General Election Commission (KPU) Medan City No. 790 / PL.02.3-Kpt / 1271 / KPU-Kot / IX / 2020 dated 23 September 2020.

The head of the Medan City KPU, Agussyah Ramadani Damanik, said that with this determination, the 2020 Medan Pilkada was followed by two pairs of candidates who would be selected in voting on December 9.

"Through Decree No. 790 / PL.02.3-Kpt / 1271 / KPU-Kot / IX / 2020 dated 23 September 2020, we established Muhammad Bobby Afif Nasution-H. Aulia Rachman SE and Ir. H. Akhyar Nasution, M, Si- H. Salman Alfarisi, Lc, MA as a Candidate Pair for Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Medan, "said Agussyah, Wednesday, September 23.

KPU announced the decision without inviting pairs of candidates so that there would be no potential crowd. Because currently the condition is in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

After the determination, the KPU of Medan City will hold an open plenary meeting of the drawing and determination of the IRCR number as well as the signing of the Integrity Pact for the Implementation of the Health Protocol for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 The plenary meeting will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Hotel Santika Dyandra.

In this activity, the KPU of Medan City emphasized that candidate pairs and campaign teams should not collect and mobilize supporters and sympathizers to the location of the open plenary meeting.