Become The Most Democratic City For 4 Years In A Row, Anies Baswedan Wants DKI Jakarta To Be A Referral

Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan. (Photo: Twitter @aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan wants his area to be a reference for maintaining a democratic atmosphere in the country. This was conveyed to respond to the achievement of DKI Jakarta for four consecutive years as the most democratic province.

"We want the capital city to continue to be a reference in maintaining a democratic atmosphere," Anies told reporters in Jakarta, Saturday, September 4.

He said that his party will continue to strive so that the climate for freedom of expression which is the fruit of reform can continue to exist.

"We in Jakarta want to continue to keep the climate of freedom of expression alive because this is a democracy and reforms were carried out by young fighters in 1998," said Anies.

"For that we must maintain the spirit," added the former Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud).

Previously reported, DKI Jakarta was ranked first nationally for the 2020 Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI) released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). The IDI value of the city led by Anies Baswedan is 89.21.

Head of the National Unity and Political Affairs Agency for DKI, Taufan Bakri, said that Jakarta had managed to maintain the position of the most democratic province for four consecutive years.

"Alhamdulillah, with this score, the DKI Jakarta Province IDI won the good category. This is because of the support of all parties so that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government can maintain first position with the value of the democracy index that continues to grow," said Taufan in his statement, Friday, September 3.

Taufan explained, the IDI value of DKI Jakarta in 2020 experienced an increase of 0.92 points compared to 2019 which was 88.29. Previously, the Jakarta IDI value in 2018 was 85.08 and 2017 was 84.3.

There are three aspects that are assessed in calculating the IDI value. The first is the aspect of civil liberties, the second is the aspect of political rights, and the third is the aspect of democratic institutions.