KPU: President May Campaign, Supervision In Bawaslu

KPU Chairman Hasyim Asy'ari/PHOTO: Abdul Aziz Masindo-VOI

JAKARTA - KPU chairman Hasyim Asy'ari emphasized that President Jokowi's statement regarding the president and minister may campaign is indeed regulated by the Election Law. But the implementation is supervised by Bawaslu.

"Regarding the supervision of enforcement of the rules, please coordinate with Bawaslu, who carry out the duties and authorities of the Bawaslu," said Hasyim, Thursday, January 25.

"The election law has been regulated anyway. What the president said stated in the articles of the election law," he said.

Campaign rules for the president and regional heads are regulated in Article 281 paragraph (1) of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (UU Pemilu) read, "The Election Campaign that includes the President, Vice President, ministers, governors, deputy governors, regents, deputy regents, mayors, and deputy mayors must meet the provisions: a. do not use facilities in their positions, except for security facilities for state officials as stipulated in the provisions of laws and regulations".

Previously, President Jokowi stated that the president and minister had democratic and political rights that allowed them to participate in the election campaign as long as they did not use state facilities.

Jokowi said this was in response to a number of ministers of the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet who entered as a successful team to support the presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs participating in the 2024 presidential election.

"The rights of democracy, political rights, everyone. Every minister is the same, the most important thing is that the president can campaign, you can take sides. Yes," said Jokowi at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Jakarta (24/1).

However, Jokowi has not decided to take the opportunity to campaign to support one of the pairs of candidates in the 2024 presidential election. "Yes, we will see," said Jokowi.