Bawaslu: The Issue Of Collos 3 Candidate Pairs In The Destructive Jakarta Gubernatorial Election

The photo archive - Members of the Indonesian Bawaslu Puadi after reviewing the registration process for candidate pairs for the Pilkada at the North Sumatra KPU Office, Medan, North Sumatra, Thursday (29/8/2024). (ANTARA/Bagus Ahmad Rizaldi)

JAKARTA - Member of the General Election Supervisory Agency of the Republic of Indonesia Puadi said the narrative to nominate three pairs of candidates at once in the 2024 DKI Jakarta Regional Head Election was a destructive issue that could not be justified.

"The issue of voting for three pairs of candidates in the gubernatorial election in DKI is a destructive issue that cannot be justified," Puadi said in Jakarta, Thursday, September 19.

The electoral system in Indonesia technically applies the principle that voters can only choose one candidate pair and it is not justified to try two or three pairs of candidates at once.

If the voters vote on more than one candidate pair, the ballot will be declared invalid.

According to Puadi, the issue of the voting of the three pairs of candidates is a reminder for election organizers to strengthen election socialization to the public.

"This includes providing education that every citizen who has the right to vote can only choose one of the candidate pairs," he said.

At the same time, both Bawaslu and the General Election Commission (KPU) gave an appeal to political parties or coalitions of political parties carrying candidates to also provide socialization to voters.