Unlike Other Regions, The Surabaya KPU Has Postponed The Determination Of The Recapitulation Of Pilkada Winners

Candidates in the Surabaya Pilkada are Eri Cahyadi-Armudji and Machfud Arifin-Mujiaman

SURABAYA - The General Election Commission (KPU) of Surabaya City has postponed the determination of the 2020 Surabaya Pilkada vote recapitulation. The reason is that the Surabaya KPU needs to look at and match the excel tabulation with the recapitulation information system (sirekap).

"The plenary was broken for excel scrutiny with sirekap until Thursday at 11.00 WIB," said the Head of the Surabaya City KPU Nur Syamsi after the Surabaya Pilkada recapitulation plenary meeting at the Singgasana Hotel, Wednesday, December 16, evening quoted by Antara.

According to Nur Syamsi, the tabulation through excel has been followed by all, just waiting for the KPU to carry out the validation, synchronization between excel and sirekap in accordance with PKPU's mandate.

However, he continued, the postponement of the determination of the results of the Surabaya Pilkada vote recapitulation did not violate the rules because based on PKPU 5/2020 which regulates the recapitulation schedule at the regency and city level, it was carried out from 13 to 17 December 2020.

"It is not delayed, based on PKPU 5, the recapitulation schedule at the city level is set on December 13 to 17, 2020," he said.

Meanwhile, Liaison Officer (LO) candidate pair number 01 Eri Cahyadi-Armudji, Wimbo Ernanto, admitted that his party was disappointed because the local KPU did not immediately determine the results of the recapitulation of the Surabaya Pilkada votes.

He reasoned with the local KPU's invitation to recapitulate the votes on December 15 to 16.

"In the invitation, it is clear that today is a recapitulation of what a recapitulation product is an official report. If today the minutes are not made, what is the matter? Then the classic reasons," he said.

According to Wimbo, the local KPU should have completed the recapitulation of the final results of the Surabaya Pilkada. In addition, the local KPU has submitted an official report on the plenary meeting.

"The break should take 1 or 2 hours, we can accept it. Very (disappointed), it should have been announced," he said.

Despite his protests, Wimbo has yet to decide whether to return to the plenary recapitulation meeting according to the schedule of the Surabaya City Election Commission.

The plan is for the plenary meeting to reopen today, Thursday, December 17, 2020, at 11.00 WIB.

"We are still coordinating with the team (attending the plenary meeting tomorrow)," he said.