Clarification Of Problems In The Field, TPN Ganjar-Mahfud Visits KPU Chair

Deputy for Legal Affairs TPN Todung Mulya Lubis. BETWEEN/Hana Kinarina

JAKARTA - The Ganjar-Mahfud National Winning Team (TPN) visited KPU Chairman Hasyim Asy'ari to submit an evaluation regarding the third debate of the 2024 presidential election.

The arrival of TPN also clarified a number of problems that arose in the public related to the election stages.The Deputy for Law on the National Winning Team (TPN) Ganjar-Mahfud, Todung Mulya Lubis said that his party's visit was solely to ensure the quality and integrity of the 2024 Election stage which was being maintained. "Mr. Hasyim as the Chair of the KPU has opened a hotline. So, we will continue to communicate with the KPU. If something happens in the field, it requires communication and clarification from the KPU," said Todung at the KPU Office, Jakarta, Tuesday, January 9, was confiscated by Antara. Todung reported to the KPU chairman a number of public skepticism, including related to the neutrality of the apparatus, the existence of money politics practices, to criminalization cases that also color the process towards the 2024 General Election at the district/city level. "This is also a process that must be watched out for and projected together. What I know is that the KPU has a clear guideline (guideline), but the excess below could happen," he said.

He believes that the KPU has a commitment to build a truly democratic election ecosystem so that Indonesia's honor in holding political contestations is maintained in the eyes of the world. The visit to TPN Ganjar-Mahfud was well received by KPU Chairman Hasyim Asy'ari at the Indonesian KPU Office, Menteng, Central Jakarta. "So, today, Tuesday, January 9, 2024, the KPU received a visit from the TPN candidate pair number 3, Mas Ganjar and Pak Mahfud," said Hasyim to the media crew.

Selepas debat pertama pada tanggal 12 Desember 2023 dan debat kedua pada tanggal 22 Desember 2023, KPU menggelar debat ketiga yang kembali mempertemukan para capres.Tema debat ketiga yang diselenggarakan KPU di Jakarta, Minggu 7 Januari, meliputi pertahanan, keamanan, hubungan internasional, globalisasi, geopolitik, dan politik luar negeri.Sebelumnya, KPU telah menetapkan peserta Pilpres 2024, yaitu pasangan calon nomor urut 1, Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar; paslon nomor urut 2, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka; dan paslon nomor urut 3, Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD.KPU juga telah menetapkan masa kampanye mulai 28 November 2023 hingga 10 Februari 2024, kemudian jadwal pemungutan suara pada tanggal 14 Februari 2024.