KPU-Bawaslu Members Officially Inaugurated, DPR Steps On Gas To Discuss Continuation Of The 2024 Election Tomorrow

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JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo has officially inaugurated seven members of the General Election Commission (KPU) and five members of the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) for the 2022-2027 period today, Tuesday, April 12. Commission II of the DPR immediately scheduled a meeting to discuss preparations for the 2024 General Election with the KPU-Bawaslu tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13. Previously, the meeting was planned to be held today. However, because the inauguration of the KPU and Bawaslu commissioners was held today, the meeting was postponed. "We already have a plan tomorrow afternoon, it just depends on the decision of the DPR leadership. If the DPR leadership gives approval, the letter will go through the DPR leadership, maybe God willing, we will carry it out tomorrow," said Chairman of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives Ahmad Doli Kurnia Tandjung at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, April 12. The Golkar politician revealed that there are several issues that will be discussed intensively in the DPR meeting with the election organizers tomorrow. Among them are election funding, campaign period duration, and procurement of election logistics. Then, the use of digital or electronic systems in several stages of the election.

"Actually, at the meeting yesterday, when we set the polling day, we started talking about all the preparations for the 2024 election and there were already several issues that we were taking inventory of. Now, we will start discussing it again, all aspects," concluded Doli. .