Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs: Some Areas Need Susulant Escalation Due To Natural Disaster Escalation

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan (left) at the Subdent Building of TNI Headquarters, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (27/11/2024). (ANTARA)

Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam) Budi Gunawan said the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada which was held today went smoothly.

"As we monitor together that today's simultaneous regional elections, everything went mostly smoothly safely and peacefully," he said after attending the Coordination Meeting, Monitoring, Security for the 2024 Pilkada at the Subden TNI Headquarters Building, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, November 27, which was confiscated by Antara.

However, from the results of monitoring, it was found that several points required for further voting.

"There are several points in the area that really need to be collected further because there is an escalation related to natural disasters, either because of Mount Merapi, landslides or because of floods," he said.

In addition, he said, security disturbances were also found, but the TNI and Polri officers were able to resolve it.

"Some areas have indeed experienced security disturbances and have been overcome by the TNI-Polri apparatus and God willing, everything will be completed according to the specified target," he said.

In addition to the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, the Coordination Meeting, Monitoring, and Security of the 2024 Pilkada were also attended by several other parties, namely the National Police Chief, General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto, Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Maruli Simanjuntak, Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Wamendagri) Bima Arya Sugiarto, Minister of Trade Meutya Hafid, Head of BNPT Komjen. Pol. Eddy Hartono, Presidential Chief of Staff AM Putranto, and several other top officials.

It is known, currently the ongoing 2024 Pilkada stage is the vote. After that, starting today until December 16, 2024 is the stage of vote counting and recapitulation of vote count results.