Deputy Governor Of DKI Hopes That The 2022 Regional Election To Be Held On Schedule

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria (Photo: Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The discourse on the rescheduling of the regional election that was put forward by the DPR RI received various responses, one of which was from the Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria. In his statement, he hoped that the 2022 election would still be held according to the set schedule.

The election itself will initially be postponed to 2024, then the discourse of postponement has emerged in 2027.

"Of course we hope that the regulations made by the central government together with the DPR RI can hold the election in 2022, the next batch of 2023 and so on", said Ahmad Riza Patria at the City Hall of DKI Jakarta, Tuesday, January 26.

He assessed that the central government has held simultaneous regional elections in 2020. From this experience Riza asked that the 2022 simultaneous regional elections not be postponed. On the other hand, Anies Baswedan's tenure as Governor of DKI Jakarta will also end in 2022.

"If we look at the period, it should have been in 2020 and 2019 and there should be an election. Ideally, the second wave should be in 2022", he said.

As it is known, the Indonesian Parliament submitted a Draft Bill on General Elections which regulates that the regional elections will be held in 2022 and 2023.

"So, what should be enacted in 2024, we normalize 2022 as a result of the 2017 regional elections, and the 2023 regional elections as a result of the 2018 regional elections will still be carried out", said Deputy Chairman of Commission II DPR from the NasDem Faction, Saan Mustopa at the DPR building. Tuesday, January 26.

Regarding the proposal, Saan revealed that the majority of party factions in the parliament agreed that the elections were held in 2022 and 2023. In contrast to other party factions, the PDI-P faction gave a note that the party wanted the elections to be held in 2024.

"Most of them want the election cycle to be like now. Well, outside of that, PDIP alone will provide notes. Others want it to be normalized", said Saan.

Some factions agree that the regional elections will be normalized because they are worried that the implementation will not go according to plan.

"Even now, in the practice, there is a regional election in a district where the security apparatus is inadequate. He has to ask for help from the nearest regional police. If for example, there is something extraordinary, how about mobilization from security?", said Saan.