PDIP Steps To Face The 2020 Pilkada

JAKARTA - PDI Perjuangan will hold Rakernas I as well as commemorating its 47th Anniversary on January 10-12 2020. There are a number of agendas they discussed there. One of them is strengthening the steps of the party in facing the 2020 Pilkada.

To deal with that, PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto said consolidation was needed, especially since the party bearing the bull symbol was the winner of the 2019 Election.

"PDIP has been trusted by the people to win the election twice in a row, therefore we will prepare candidate leaders for Indonesia's future," said Hasto in a press conference at the PDIP DPP Office, Jalan Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, December 11.

In addition to discussing the issue of the 2020 Pilkada, the National Working Meeting will discuss a number of issues, among others, the direction of the state and various policy proposals for the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet. Because this event will be attended by President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, as well as his cabinet ministers.

Hasto emphasized that in the 2020 Pilkada, the party led by Megawati Soekarnoputri will not nominate regional heads who have been caught in corruption. All candidates who run will be screened for their track records and credibility.

"We will see the track record (in the screening)," said Hasto while emphasizing that regional head candidates have a responsibility for the community so that this integrity must be maintained.

He continued, although the KPU Regulation (PKPU) on Nominations in the 2020 Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) which did not prohibit former corrupt convicts from running for office, PDIP would not do that. "Even though the law allows, PDI Perjuangan will not nominate those concerned," said Hasto.

Previously, in the recently issued KPU Regulation (PKPU) Number 18, there was no prohibition against former corruptors from nominating for regional heads. This PKPU is an amendment to PKPU Number 3 of 2017.

Article 4 letter (h) of PKPU 18 of 2019 explains, former inmates who cannot run for regional heads, namely former convicts of drug dealers and sexual crimes against children. Meanwhile, the prohibition regulations for former corruption convicts are not listed.

KPU commissioner Evi Novida Ginting Manik explained, former corruption convicts are not prohibited from running in this election to avoid public debate because the 2020 Pilkada will begin soon.

"This is too questionable, it can interfere with the nomination stage. Now the nomination stage has been running from October 26, so what is the requirement for individual candidates must have been completed," said Evi some time ago.

Moreover, in the 2019 Pileg, PKPU Number 20 of 2018 concerning the prohibition of former corruption convicts from becoming legislative candidates, was sued at the Supreme Court. As a result, the Supreme Court canceled the prohibition article and the former inmates in that case were allowed to run again, after previously being declared not eligible (TMS) for candidacy.