Jokowi Accused Of Promoting His Child To The DKI Regional Election, Palace: Election Law Passed In 2016, Mas Gibran Still Selling Martabak

Gibran Rakabuming (Instagram / @ gibran_rakabuming)

JAKARTA - The Palace has opened its vote on accusations by the Democrat Party that President Joko Widodo's interests are not continuing to discuss the Election Bill. Jokowi is said to be preparing Gibran Rakabuming Raka to advance in the 2024 DKI Jakarta Regional Election.

Minister of State Secretary Pratikno denied the allegations by the party under the leadership of Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY). According to him, the delay had nothing to do with Gibran.

According to Pratikno, this law was passed in 2016. Long before Gibran entered politics. For that reason, it would be odd to attribute this to Gibran.

"Hahahaha Mas Gibran is still selling martabak in 2016. He may not have imagined that the mayor will be running at that time. So don't make any links at all," said Pratikno in the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube account, Tuesday, February 16.

According to him, the government's move did not revise this law because it was considered good. For this reason, the government does not want to change laws that are already good.

In addition, he said, the law passed in 2016 has not been implemented. For that, there is nothing wrong with the government in implementing this law that has been passed.

"The government's attitude is based on this law that has been established in 2016, the provisions that are already in the law that we have not implemented, we are carrying out," said Pratikno.

As previously known, the Deputy Secretary General of the Democratic Party, Irwan, suspected that President Joko Widodo was preparing Gibran Rakabuming Raka to advance in the 2024 DKI Regional Election. His suspicions arose after the NasDem and Golkar Parties reversed the bodies which are now supporting the 2024 simultaneous regional elections.

So, now only the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and Democrats faction want the 2022 and 2023 simultaneous regional elections to be held. Meanwhile, the General Election Commission (KPU) on Thursday, January 21, 2021 has appointed Gibran-Teguh Prakosa as the mayor and vice mayor of Solo as a result of the 2020 Pilkada in an open plenary meeting held in Solo.