All Candidates For Regional Head Who Are Positive For COVID-19 Have Healed

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU) commissioner, Evi Novida Ginting Manik, said that all regional head candidate pairs advancing in the 2020 Pilkada have been declared cured of COVID-19.

"Based on the accumulation of data on the stages of determining registration, all chameleons have tested negative for COVID-19," said Evi in a short message, Monday, October 5.

Currently, eight regional head candidates who have recovered from COVID-19 in the near future will undergo a medical examination to be appointed as a candidate for regional head and receive serial numbers.

That way, the total districts / cities that have determined are 260 districts / cities out of 261 districts / cities. A total of 699 candidates for bapaslon of regents and deputy regents and / or mayors and deputy mayors who meet the requirements.

Then, a total of 24 candidates for governor and deputy governor candidates who meet the requirements are 24 candidates. All candidate pairs at the provincial level register through political parties or coalitions of political parties.

Separately, KPU I Commissioner Dewa Raka Sandi said, as long as he had not recovered, prospective candidates could not undergo the next stages, namely medical examinations, determination as a candidate pair, until the campaign period.

If the campaign period has started on September 26, but has not yet undergone a medical examination, the candidate cannot campaign yet.

"If this pair, when the campaign period arrives, is not able to carry out a medical examination, so that the KPU cannot determine the candidate pair, then their campaign schedule can also be postponed," said Dewa.

Dewa explained that all prospective pairs of candidates ideally could follow all the stages together, so that there were aspects of equality of treatment and justice. However, the COVID-19 pandemic situation will result in a schedule that the prospective pairs of candidates cannot follow together.

The following are pairs of candidates, one of whom was exposed to COVID-19 and was declared cured:

1. Election of the Mayor of Sibolga, Ahmad Sulhan Sitompul and Edward Siahaan

2. Election of the Regent of Serdang Gedagai, Soekirman and Tengku Muhammad Ryan Novani

3. Election of Meranti Archipelago Regents, Said Hasyim and Abdul Rauf

4. Election of Penukal Regents Abab Lematang Ilir, Heri Amalindo and Soemarjono

5. Selection of Malang Regency, Heri Cahyono and Gunadi Handoko

6. Election of the Regent of Bolaang Mongondow Selatan, Riston Mokoagow and Selvia Abdul Wahab Van Gobel

7. Election of the Regent of East Luwu, Irwan Bachri Syam and Andi Muh. Rio Patiwiri

8. Election of the North Luwu Regent, Arsyad Kasmar and Andi Sukma