KPU Holds First Debate For North Sumatra Gubernatorial Election 2024 Wednesday Night

North Sumatra Pilkada (ANTARA)

The General Election Commission (KPU) of North Sumatra Province will hold the inaugural debate for the 2024 North Sumatra (North Sumatra) gubernatorial election on Wednesday night, October 30. This debate carries the theme "Public Service and Community Welfare."

This candidate debate activity is scheduled to take place at 20.00 WIB at the Grand Mercure Hotel, which is located on Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan, East Medan District, Medan City, North Sumatra.

This inaugural public debate will be divided into five segments, guided by two moderators who will ask questions based on input from panelists.

The event will begin with the opening which is filled with the delivery of the vision and mission of each pair of candidates for governor (cagub) and candidate for deputy governor (cawagub). Each pair of candidates will receive two questions in each segment.

Panelis dalam debat perdana Pilgub Sumut 2024 terdiri dari Nispul Khair, Hatta Ridho, Dadang Darmawan Pasaribu, Hisarma Saragih, Mahmul Siregar, Moammar Andar Roemare Siregar, Hasan Sazali, Mujahiddin, dan Zakaria Siregar.

The North Sumatra KPU allowed each pair of candidates to bring up to 75 supporters to witness the debate. For security, the North Sumatra Regional Police will alert more than 300 personnel, including from the Regional Police, Polres, Polsek, and TNI, who will be placed in four locations around where the debate took place.

"The inaugural debate of Cagub and Cawagub North Sumatra has been prepared with more than 300 personnel. Based on the mapping that has been carried out, there are four locations that will be guarded by personnel from the Polda, Polres, Polsek, TNI, and other security units. All of this will support the activities at the hotel where the debate takes place," said the Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Police, Senior Commissioner of Police Hadi Wahyudi.

Hadi also added that the North Sumatra Police Mobile Brigade would sterilize the debate site six hours before the event began.

"The sterilization will be carried out by the North Sumatra Police Mobile Brigade, at least six hours before the activity takes place," explained Hadi.

It is known, in the election for governor and deputy governor of North Sumatra, the KPU has determined two pairs of candidates, namely Bobby Nasution-Surya ( serial number 1) and Edy Rahmayadi-Hasan Basri Sagala ( serial number 2).