JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian KPU Mochammad Afifuddin revealed that the inauguration of regional heads resulting from the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections is the government's domain to announce it.
"Dates and others as the procedure for the inauguration is regulated by the Presidential Decree, which is the domain of the government. So we ensure that we have carried out the KPU's duties according to the law's orders," Afif said when met by the media crew at the KPU Office, Jakarta, Monday, February 10, confiscated by Antara.
He also said that the KPU's task as the election organizer had been completed.
In addition, Afif admitted that he had instructed the regional KPU ranks to follow up, namely to ratify the election results.
As for the 545 regions that held the regional elections, there were 40 regions that were still in dispute.
"So of the many, the total regional heads who will be inaugurated are 505, because 545 in general, there are still 40 further investigations," he said.
"So friends, 'H' plus one after reading the verdict at the Constitutional Court, carried out the Plenary Determination at the KPU office or the specified place," he continued.
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Although the date for the inauguration of elected regional heads has not been confirmed, the government has prepared a date for the retret of elected regional heads.
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Wamendagri) Bima Arya Sugiarto said regional heads after being sworn in in Jakarta on February 20, 2025, would then undergo a retreat at the Magelang Military Academy (Akmil) complex.
He conveyed the implementation of the briefing on February 21-28, 2025 at the Magelang Military Academy complex.
He said this after seeing the final readiness ahead of the implementation of the regional head retreat which took place at the Akmil complex. There were 189 tents installed for 481 regents and mayors and 33 governors.
"So it is planned that on February 21, 2025, regional heads will arrive here and will be received directly by the Governor of Military Academy and later we will arrange everything, the concept of the event, the briefing and later we really hope that all regional heads will follow everything," said Bima in Magelang, Sunday (9/2).
He said 505 regional heads who took part in this retreat were those who had no lawsuit or had their lawsuits completed at the Constitutional Court (MK).
"That is what there is no lawsuit in the Constitutional Court and for example the number is 505. What does not continue with the case in the Constitutional Court is 505," he added.
Bima explained that the retreat would be filled with three main materials, namely understanding the main tasks and functions of regional heads, strategic directions related to Astacita by ministers, as well as leadership briefing from the National Resilience Institution (Lemhanas).
In addition, the Minister of Finance is scheduled to deliver special materials related to budget efficiency for regional heads.
According to him, the Ministry of Home Affairs together with the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) and Lemhanas are currently compiling a series of events.
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