14 Villages In Belitung To Hold Pilkades Simultaneously

Preparation of Pilkades in Belitung simultaneously (ANTARA/Kasmono)

BABEL - A total of 14 villages in Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, held simultaneous village head elections (pilkades) on Sunday, May 15.

"Preparations have been made, hopefully, the Pilkades will run smoothly, safely, and without any problems," said the Head of Village Community Empowerment (PMD) of the Belitung Population Control, Family Planning, and Village Community Empowerment (DPPKBPMD) Office in Tanjung Pandan, reported by Antara, Monday, May 9.

This was conveyed after the logistical release of the 2022 Belitung District Pilkades Simultaneous implementation today, Monday, 9 May.

The 14 villages include Juru Seberang Village, Buluh Tumbang Village, Dukong Village, Air Selumar Village, Sungai Padang Village, Tanjung Binga Village, Batu Itam Village, Air Seruk Village, Perpat Village, Air Batu Buding Village, Cerucuk Village, Petanganan Village, Badau, and Sungai Samak Village.

He added that in order to support the smooth implementation of the simultaneous Pilkades, his party has formed three teams, namely the Simultaneous District Pilkades Facilitation Team, the Security Team, and the Supervision Team.

Antonio added that the four stages of the simultaneous Pilkades implementation include preparation, nomination, voting, and inauguration.

"We have carried out two stages, such as the preparation stage and the nomination stage, only the logistics distribution and voting stages are left," he said as quoted by Antara.

Meanwhile, the ongoing stages are the distribution of logistics and the next stages of the campaign period on May 9-11 2022, the quiet period on May 12-14 2022, and voting on May 15, 2022.

"We hope that the community can participate in the implementation of the 2022 Belitung Regency Simultaneous Pilkades," he said.