Police Map Potential Pilkada Vulnerability 2020

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JAKARTA - The National Police issued a Potential Vulnerability Index (IPK) during the 2020 simultaneous Regional Head Election (Pilkada). Several areas of Sulawesi were declared as prone areas for Governor Election (Pilgub).

"There are three gubernatorial elections in Southeast Sulawesi, North Sulawesi and South Kalimantan, which are high," said Head of Public Relations DivHumas Polri Kombes Asep Adi Saputra in Jakarta, Friday, January 31.

Meanwhile, for the Regent, of the 224 regions holding elections, 7 of them are included in the potential vulnerability index. Meanwhile, out of 37 elections for mayor, only a few have the potential to cause chaos.

"Regional elections for regents such as Nabire, Keerom Papua, North Central Timor, West Manggarai, West Sumba, Tojo una-una in Central Sulawesi and Musi Rawas Utara in South Sumatra," said Asep while explaining the potential vulnerability of the mayor election.

"Pilkada mayor namely, Tomohon and Bitung in North Sulawesi and Tangsel, Banten," said Asep

Furthermore, he said, the benchmark in predicting the potential for regional loss was based on three main factors, including Pilkada contestation.

"The indicators are Pilkada organizers, Pilkada contestants, the number of social security disturbances and the threshold of disturbances," said Asep.

For your information, 270 regions will hold simultaneous regional elections on September 23, 2020. However, there are two provinces whose districts and cities will not hold elections in 2020, namely Aceh Province and DKI Jakarta.