Allowed By Law, Jokowi Affirms Not To Be Involved In Campaigns In The 2024 Presidential Election

President Joko Widodo gave a statement to reporters at the Limapuluh Toll Gate, Batubara Regency, North Sumatra Province, Wednesday (7/2/2024). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo emphasized that he will not participate in campaigning to support one of the pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates in the remainder of the 2024 election campaign period. "Who said who? If the question was whether I would campaign, I said no, I would not campaign," said President Jokowi in a press statement at the Limapuluh Toll Gate, Batubara Regency, North Sumatra Province, Wednesday, February 7. Jokowi reiterated that what was conveyed some time ago about the President being able to campaign was to convey the provisions of the law. "I want to reiterate my previous statement that the President was indeed allowed to campaign and I have also shown the rules," said Jokowi. Jokowi previously stated that the President also had the right to campaign. President also briefly gave a statement at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, regarding the provisions that allow the President to campaign.

He had shown a note related to Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections. Jokowi's statement and statement had raised public questions whether President Jokowi would participate in campaigning to support one of the pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates, or not.