Preventing Divisions In Election Year, Vice President Asks Political Parties To Take Care Of Ethics

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin had a dialogue with the Indonesian diaspora in Japan, in the National Dialogue forum which was held in Osaka, Japan, Monday (6/3/2023). (ANTARA)

OSAKA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin called on all elite political parties to maintain ethics in politics, to prevent the nation from being divided in the election year or political year. This was conveyed by the Vice President in a question-and-answer session with the Indonesian Diaspora in Japan, in the National Dialogue forum held at the Imperial Hotel Osaka, Japan, Monday, March 6 evening. Indeed, we must keep the election from dividing the nation. What is necessary is that first, of course, the political elite must run above the existing rules. Hold on to political ethics," said the Vice President quoted by ANTARA. Vice President said that the rules of the election play have been established. All provisions must be obeyed as a form of upholding political ethics, by not justifying all means. Priday the notion of ideas.' Not politics in the sense of vilizing opponents, hitting opponents, here is the importance of political elites, here. We hope and urge that our political elites can control themselves according to the rules. If it is held I think the election will be safe,'' he explained. On the other hand, he also asked election organizers to guard and organize elections according to the rules. The fairest, honest, and everything is well guarded, there is no cheating, there are no things that can make riots, dissatisfaction or public distrust,'' he said. He also advised the election organizers abroad, including in Japan, to organize elections honestly and fairly, as well as to the public so that they are not easily provoked by incitement and false information or hoaxes. This is the most severe, this hoax, this hoax that actually must be properly guarded. Community leaders must take a role to keep it from happening, he said. Meanwhile, the Extraordinary and Plenanese Republic of Indonesia's Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi said related to the electoriality, currently the Indonesian Election Committee has been formed by the Indonesian KPU in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan.

According to him, the PPLN team has started working and is in the process of registering and matching and research (coclit). He said the government through representatives abroad would continue to strive to ensure the fulfillment of the right of citizens to vote honestly and fairly.