Secretary General Of PBNU Asks PKB Not To Maneuver A Lot

Secretary General of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board Saifullah Yusuf. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Secretary General of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board Saifullah Yusuf asked the National Awakening Party (PKB) not to be'many maneuvered' regarding the results of the 2024 General Election that had been determined by the KPU. "The KPU has announced the winner. Yes, just admit it and congratulate him," said the man who is familiarly called Gus Ipul, quoted from ANTARA, Sunday, March 31. According to him, the maneuver carried out by PKB would be in vain. He also reminded that PKB exists because of the services of NU clerics.

"If at the time of the increase in PKB votes, it is not only the work of the management, but also the work of village ustaz-ustaz and kiai who are also fighting for PKB to exist," he said.Former Deputy Governor of East Java for two periods this also reminded that the results currently claimed are the result of the collective work of regional NU administrators. Don't let it be claimed that what is currently only the work of the general chairman, but it is the result of collective work of regional NU administrators," he said. Previously, the General Elections Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia had determined the results of the 2024 Legislative Election recapitulation (Pileg) with PDI Perjuangan as the largest vote winner. The determination is contained in KPU Decree Number 360 of 2024 concerning the determination of the results of the General Election of the President and Vice President, Members of the House of Representatives, Regional Representative Council, Provincial House of Representatives, and the National Regency/City Regional People's Representative Council in the General Election of 2024. Based on the General Election of the KPU, there are eight political parties that meet the parliamentary threshold or parliamentary threshold of four percent in accordance with Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections.

The following are the details of the votes acquired by political parties in the DPR RI Legislative Election in 2024 and met the parliamentary threshold.1. PDI Perjuangan 25,387,279 votes (16.72 percent)2. Golkar Party 23,208,654 votes (15.29 percent)3. Gerindra Party 20,071,708 votes (13.22 percent)4. PKB 16,115,655 votes (10.62 percent)5. NasDem Party 14,660,516 votes (9.66 percent) 6. PKS 12,781,353 votes (8.42 percent)7. Democratic Party 11,283,160 votes (7.43 percent) 8. PAN 10,984,003 votes (7.24 percent)

Overall, the eight parties collected 88.6 percent of the votes or 134,492,328 votes.