NasDem, PKB, And PKS Will Discuss Proposed Rights For Alleged Election Fraud

Secretary General of the NasDem Party Hermawi Taslim (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Three parties carrying presidential and vice presidential candidates number 1, Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar will hold a meeting to discuss the discourse on the right of inquiry to investigate allegations of fraud in the 2024 General Election. It is planned that the proposed right of inquiry will be discussed by the Secretary-General of the NasDem Party, PKB, and PKS in a routine meeting of 3 parties. "The routine meeting of the 3 Secretary General, among others, discussed this (proposed right of inquiry)," said NasDem Party Secretary General Hermawi Taslim in a short message, Thursday, February 22. Hermawi said the meeting of the three changing coalition parties would be held at NasDem Tower, Cikini, Central Jakarta. "(The meeting took place) afternoon and evening," said Hermawi. It is known that the proposal to roll out the right of inquiry in the DPR by the party carrying Ganjar-Mahfud, namely PDI Perjuangan and PPP was conveyed in the coordination meeting of the Ganjar-Mahfud National Winning Team (TPN) on February 15, 2024. At that time, they held a closed meeting at the High End Building, Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta. The right of inquiry is the right granted to the DPR to conduct an investigation into the implementation of a law or government policy related to important, strategic, and broad impacts on social, national and state life which is suspected to be contrary to statutory regulations. Presidential Candidate number 3, Ganjar Pranowo said, in the use of the right of inquiry they proposed, the DPR could ask the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) to investigate allegations of fraud in holding this year's election. Ganjar also encouraged the presidential and vice presidential camps number 1, Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar to participate in using the right to inquiry. According to him, with the involvement of the PDI-P, PPP, and several parties that carry Anies-Muhaimin in the DPR, namely NasDem, PKB, and PKS, the right of inquiry to investigate allegations of election fraud can be passed by more than 50 percent of DPR members. "That's why we have to open the door of communication with the party supporting Anies-Muhaimin," said Ganjar in a written statement, Monday, February 19.

"If the DPR is not ready for the right of inquiry, I encourage the use of the DPR's right to interpellation to criticize fraud in the 2024 presidential election," added the former Governor of Central Java.