Determination Of The 2024 Regional Election Paslon This Week, KPU Coordination With The Police

Chairman of the Indonesian KPU Mochammad Afifuddin (central) accompanied by members of the Indonesian KPU Yulianto Sudrajat (left) and August Mellaz (right) in a press conference at the Indonesian KPU Office, Jakarta, Friday (20/9/2024). ANTARA/Narda Margaretha Sinambela

The General Election Commission (KPU) coordinated with the National Police ahead of the determination of a candidate pair for the 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada) on Sunday 22 September.

Chairman of the Indonesian KPU Mochammad Afifuddin said his agency had coordinated with all levels of police at all levels.

"We also received notifications, for example, areas where the KPU office is considered limited for activities that invite many people," Afif said at a press conference at the KPU RI Office, Jakarta, Friday, September 20, which was confiscated by Antara.

In addition, the Indonesian KPU advised the regional KPU to look for a more representative place when its office did not allow it to accommodate many people when the candidate pair was determined to run in the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada.

This is also a recommendation from the police for security reasons. "It also anticipates situations that we don't want," he said.

Afif added that the police also gave recommendations to certain areas, especially those with many candidates for regional head candidate pairs, to make a declaration of peaceful elections.

"Security forces also provide recommendations to certain areas, especially those with many candidates, to then be determined and also later draw serial numbers, as well as perhaps declarations of peaceful elections at points that are considered safe and conducive," Afif explained.

The following is the schedule for the 2024 Pilkada:

1. February 27 November 16, 2024: Notification and registration of election monitor2. April 24 May 31, 2024: Submission of a list of potential voters 3. May 5 August 19, 2024: Fulfillment of the requirements for support for individual candidate pairs 4. May 31 September 23, 2024: Updating and compiling of the voter list 5. August 24, 2024: Announcement of candidate pair registration 6. August 27 August 29, 2024: Registration of candidate pairs 7. August 27 September 21, 2024: Research on candidate requirements 8. September 22, 2024: Determination of candidate pairs 9. September 25 November 23, 2024: campaign implementation 10. November 27, 2024: voting implementation11. November 27 December 16, 2024: vote count and recapitulation of vote count results.