The 8-Month Pause Towards The Inauguration Of The 2024 Presidential Election Causes A Lame Duck Period In Jokowi's Government

Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian People's Wave Party (Gelora) Fahri Hamzah/ANTARA

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the Gelora Party Fahri Hamzah observed the time lag between the announcement of the results of the 2024 Presidential Election to the presidential inauguration which lasted 8 months. Fahri is worried about the possibility of the emergence of dualism in national leadership.

“The president-elect from the 2024 presidential election will be a magnet for all political forces. We should give President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) a good and full opportunity to work until his term ends," Fahri said as quoted from his statement in Jakarta, Antara, Sunday, June 26.

He is concerned that the long lag time from the announcement of the results of the 2024 presidential election to the presidential inauguration in October 2024 will break the concentration of the government of President Joko Widodo.

The existence of a time lag of 8 months before the inauguration of the elected president is held, said Fahri, will result in a kind of dualism in national leadership.

Therefore, he hopes that the public and all levels of government can ensure that President Jokowi's administration can run well until his term ends.

Executive Director of Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) Sirojuddin Abbas assesses that there is a long lag time between the appearance of the results of the presidential election and the inauguration of the elected President, in the political world in various countries, will give birth to a period of lame duck or a period of 'paralyzed duck'.

The lame duck period, continued Sirojudin, could also have consequences for the diminishing influence of the incumbent president in the bureaucracy. Thus, Sirojudin said that the idea of shortening the period was worth considering.

In line with Fahri Hamzah and Sirojudin, Moya Institute Executive Director Hery Sucipto also believes that the gap between the announcement of the results of the 2024 presidential election and the presidential inauguration will have an impact on the effectiveness of President Jokowi's administration.

“The results of the presidential and legislative elections will make anyone who participates in the contestation, both political parties and politicians, will be busy securing the continuity of their political footprint. It is also possible that the results of the legislative elections will bring up a real situation that is different from the political constellation that was formed in the pre-election 2024," said Hery.