Regarding The 2024 Presidential Election, Secretary General Of PBNU: Must Accept, We Congratulate The Winner

PBNU Secretary General Saifullah Yusuf after distributing his voting rights at TPS 10 The Gayungsari, Gayungsari District, Surabaya City, East Java, Wednesday (14/2/2024). ANTARA/Willi Irawan

JAKARTA - Secretary General (Secretary General) of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board Saifullah Yusuf asked all parties to respect the results of the 2024 presidential election because it is an option of the people. "This is the choice of the people, we accept it. Indeed, sometimes it does not match our hearts, but we must accept it. We congratulate those who have not won. Those who have not won, the field of service can be chosen, many. They are all great people," said Gus Ipul, his nickname when contacted in Surabaya, Wednesday, February 14, was confiscated by Antara. According to Gus Ipul, the results of the 2024 presidential election are the people's choice that must be respected together, because this contestation does not happen this time alone, but every five years. The former Deputy Governor of East Java (Jatim) also assessed that the 2024 election system had been built, completed and perfected, so that opportunities for cheating were smaller. He also appealed to all parties to remain calm and follow all processes until the announcement of the election winner by the General Elections Commission (KPU). "There is no need for mass mobilization, there are no things that may interfere with this process. So that we respect the people's choice first. If there is fraud, evidence is collected and processed to the level of the Constitutional Court," he said. For the supporters who win, he continued, let's accompany by praying to Allah, the Almighty God, hopefully this victory will bring benefits to the people. "So let's pray for the losers, let's accept it as a people's choice," said the man who also serves as Mayor (Walkot) Pasuruan.

The candidate pair number 2 Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka is still ahead in the results of the quick count from several survey institutions. Several survey institutions such as Charta Politica, KedaiKOPI, and Populi Center in their quick count results predict that the Prabowo-Gibran pair will excel in the vote acquisition of the 2024 presidential election. These institutions, based on the results of quick calculations, also estimate that the presidential-vice presidential election will take place one round, won by the Prabowo-Gibran pair. The 2024 election includes the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections of the Republic of Indonesia, the Election for Members of the DPRD RI, the election for members of the provincial DPRD, and the election for district/city DPRD members with a final voter list (DPT) at the national level as many as 204,807,222 voters.