Achieve 95 Voting Votes, Sultan Najamudin Elected As Chairman Of The DPD RI Defeat La Nyalla

Chairman of the DPD RI elected Sultan B Najamudin at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday (2/10/2024). (ANTARA)

Senator from Bengkulu, Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin was officially elected as Chairman of the Regional Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia (DPD RI) for the 2024-2029 period, after defeating incumbent AA La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti.

The election for the Chairperson of the DPD RI which began Tuesday, October 1 at 19.30 WIB and ended Wednesday, October 2 at 01.52 in the morning, was attended by 151 members of the DPD RI and held at the Nusantara V Building, Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta.

In this period, the electoral system for the Chairperson of the DPD RI is in the leadership candidate package. There are two packages consisting of four members of the DPD RI as candidates for leadership.

Sultan from Sub-West Region I in the leadership package he formed collaborated with Senators from the Special Region of Yogyakarta from Sub-West Region II, GKR Hemas, Senators from Papua representing Sub-Regional Timur II, Yorrys Raweyai, and Senators from South Sulawesi from Sub-Regional Timur I, Tamsil Linrung.

Meanwhile, La Nyalla, who is a Senator from East Java Province, collaborated with the leadership package with the Senator from Maluku Nono Sampono, Senator from Jambi Elviana, and Senator from South Sulawesi Andi Muhammad Ihsan.

In the election for the Chairperson of the DPD for the 2024-2029 period, the Sultan won the most votes with 95 votes, ahead of La Nyalla with 56 votes.

Based on this vote, the Sultan was appointed as Chairman of the DPD RI. Then, GKR Hemas as Deputy Chair I, Yorrys Raweyai as Deputy Chair II and Tamsil Linrung as Deputy Chair III of the DPD RI.

Acting as the interim DPD RI Leader, Senator from the Riau Islands Ismeth Abdullah, as the oldest member of the DPD RI and Senator from North Kalimantan Larasati Moriska, as the youngest member of the DPD RI led the plenary session with the agenda of selecting the DPD RI leadership.

In delivering his vision and mission, the Sultan is optimistic that the existence and legitimacy of the DPD RI will progress under his leadership. He also offered a more collaborative and humanist leadership.

"Allow the four of us to only appear as leaders, not as bosses. God willing, we will lead democratically without pressure. Because the package we formulated consists of people who have experience in leading regions and are competent in fighting for the aspirations of the regional people. Pak La Nyalla's role has been good so far, but let us improve it better," said Sultan.

The former Deputy Governor of Bengkulu stated that the DPD RI must be collaborative and inclusive. According to him, the collaboration between the DPD RI and the government or between the legislature and the executive can strengthen the role and authority of the DPD RI.