KPU Calls 2024 Election Budget Capai Rp40 Trillion

KPU building in Central Jakarta. (Between)

Chairman of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Hasyim Asy'ari said the realization of the 2024 election budget reached Rp40-51 trillion which was allocated, or equivalent to 79.50 percent as of March 15, 2024.

The 2024 General Election budget includes the multi-year 2022, 2023 and 2024 budgets.

"The total allocation of DIPA for the 2024 year election includes 2022, 2023 and 2024 amounting to Rp. 51,197,413,921,000, the realization until March 15, 2024 is Rp. 40,700,079,867,583 or equivalent to 79.50 percent," said Hasyim during a Hearing Meeting (RDP) with Commission II of the DPR RI at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Monday, March 25, which was confiscated by Antara.

He also detailed the allocation of DIPA in 2022 of around Rp. 3,516,283,014,000 with a realization of Rp. 3,378,768,257,503 or equivalent to 96.09 percent.

Then, continued Hasyim, the allocation of DIPA 2023 was IDR 20,256,596,163,000. The realization is 19,624,808,435,401 or equivalent to 96.88 percent.

The allocation of DIPA 2024 to March 15, 2024, is IDR 27,424,534,744,000. Then, the realization until March 15, 2024 is IDR 17,696,503,174,679 or equivalent to 64.53 percent.

Previously, Wednesday, March 20, RI appointed the pair of Candidates for President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka as the elected presidential-Cawapres pair in the 2024 presidential election.

The determination is contained in KPU Decree Number 360 of 2024 concerning the Determination of the General Election Results of the President and Vice President, Members of the House of Representatives, Regional Representative Council, Provincial Regional House of Representatives, and National Regional House of Representatives/City in the General Election in 2024.

"The results of the national general election as referred to in the First Dictum to the Fifth Dictum are set on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 22.19 minutes WIB," said Chairman of the Indonesian KPU Hasyim Asy'ari, at the Indonesian KPU Building, Jakarta, Wednesday night.

Hasyim revealed that the Prabowo-Gibran pair won 96,214,691 votes. Meanwhile, the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar pair received 40,971,906 votes, while the pair Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD received 27,040,878 votes.

The total valid ballots, according to him, amounted to 164,227,475 votes.

The 2024 presidential election was attended by three pairs, namely Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar as candidate pair number 1, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka candidate pair number 2, and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD candidate pair number 3.

In accordance with KPU Regulation Number 3 of 2022, the recapitulation of the 2024 General Election is scheduled to take place from February 15 to March 20, 2024.

It is stated in Article 475 paragraph (1) of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections that in the event of a dispute over the vote acquisition of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections, candidate pairs can object to the Constitutional Court (MK) within three days after the KPU's determination of the results of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections.

The inauguration of the elected candidate pair as President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia is scheduled for October 20, 2024. Previously, October 1, 2024, the inauguration of candidates for the elected members of the DPR RI and DPD RI was scheduled.