PDIP Legislator Proposes Money Politics To Be Legalized In The 2024 Pilkada

Illustration of the 2024 General Election. (Irfan M-VOI)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission II of the DPR from the PDI-P (PDIP) faction, Hugua proposed to the Indonesian KPU to legalize the political practices of money or money politics in the 2024 Pilkada contestation. On condition that there is a nominal limit of money that is regulated. The proposal was conveyed by Hugua during a working meeting (raker) of Commission II of the DPR with the Indonesian KPU, Bawaslu RI, DKPP, and Kemendagri in the DPR Commission II Meeting Room, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, May 15. "Do we not think money politics is legalized only in PKPU with certain restrictions? Because money politics is a necessity, (without, red) money politics, no one chooses, no one chooses in the community because the atmosphere is different," said Hugua. According to Hugua, money politics is a natural thing in society. Therefore, he considered it necessary to be legalized so that it would no longer be hidden and considered as a violation. "So if PKPU this term money politics with the cost politics tries to be enforced and what language is legalized, so Bawaslu also knows if money politics this limit must be simplified. Because if this item is not legalized, we will continue to cat-cat, the winner in the future will be the merchants," said Hugua.

The legislator for the Southeast Sulawesi electoral district said that contestation with money politics had a negative impact. Especially for people who do not have capital. So that he said again, it is better if money politics is legalized by limiting the maximum amount. "So we should just legalize it with certain limits. We legalize a maximum of Rp. 20,000 or Rp. 50,000 or Rp. 1,000,000 or Rp. 5,000,000," concluded Hugua.