Regarding Political Parties Not Qualifying The 2024 General Election, Ma'ruf Amin: Already Handline

List number 17 political parties participating in the 2024 General Election. (ANTARA/HO-KPU illustration)

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin emphasized that the government did not intervene in the determination of political parties (political parties) that passed or did not qualify as participants in the 2024 General Elections by the General Elections Commission (KPU). According to Ma'ruf, the failure of political parties as election participants occurred because they did not complete the terms and actual verification files as determined by the KPU. "If you don't qualify, it means that you are not supported by enough (requirements). So, there is no need to blame anyone, because they have the handline like that, the line of name is," said Ma'ruf Amin in the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) area, Nusa Dua, Bali, Friday, December 23, 2022. Ma'ruf revealed that the political parties that matched the results of the KPU verification did not meet the requirements to participate in the 2024 election, it is hoped that they will not blame any party but can file a lawsuit through authorized official institutions. “ Should he (the political party that did not pass) complete (the requirement) according to the rules. If not satisfied, there is an institution for him to file a lawsuit,” he said. Meanwhile, regarding the determination of presidential candidates (candidates) and vice presidential candidates (cawapres), the Vice President emphasized that this is not the authority of the government, but the authority of political parties or the combination of political parties. "For presidential candidates, it is in political parties and a combination of political parties. Later who meets the rules, there are all institutions that have handled it, namely the KPU, so it's not the government's (authority) anymore," said Ma'ruf. Therefore, said the Vice President, for anyone who later runs for the presidential or vice presidential candidate, but apparently does not qualify for the presidential election, because it is not supported by political parties or the votes of the supporting political parties are lacking, it is also hoped that it will not blame any party. "For the presidential election too, I think there are rules. If it is supported by parties in accordance with the provisions of the limit, surely he will pass, if he does not pass, it means that it is not supported by enough party votes," he explained. The KPU on December 14, 2022, has determined only 17 parties to qualify as participants in the 2024 General Election. Another party that had passed the administrative verification, namely the Ummat Party, was proven not to meet the requirements during factual verification in two provinces. Thus, the KPU decided that the Ummat Party could not participate in the 2024 General Election. One day before the appointment of the Chairman of the Ummat Party Syura Council, Amien Rais had also suspected what would happen. Indeed, there are indications of blocking new parties, especially the Ummat Party so that they cannot contest the 2024 General Election. Of course, only great powers can do this. "We have valid A1 information that on December 14, 2022 tomorrow, all new parties and non-partial parties will be released by the KPU except the Ummat Party," said Amien.