Minister Of Home Affairs Asks For Presidential Election To Be Postponed To April/May 2024, KPU Is Still Thinking About It

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JAKARTA - The General Elections Commission (KPU) is still considering the proposal from the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian, regarding the delay in the implementation of the General Elections, especially the Legislative and Presidential Elections to April 2024. The KPU had previously scheduled it to be held on February 21, 2024.

"With the simulation carried out by the Minister of Home Affairs, I think we will do the exercise again, can the election day be postponed," said KPU chairman Ilham Saputra, during a working meeting with Commission II of the DPR, Thursday, September 16.

Following the proposal from the Minister of Home Affairs, the KPU will re-simulate the schedule for the 2024 General Election. Even though at the previous working meeting, various considerations and calculations were made by the KPU.

"What we have done yesterday has taken into account several considerations related to the implementation of elections and regional elections," said Ilham.

Meanwhile, regarding the schedule for the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada, Ilham ensured that the time for the voting would not change and had been mutually agreed upon, which would continue on November 27, 2024.

Previously, the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian asked Commission II of the DPR to postpone the determination of the D day of the 2024 Election to be decided today. The reason is, the Ministry of Home Affairs has a different proposal from the General Elections Commission (KPU).

"We ask that the 2024 voting date be decided at the Commission II working meeting, at the next meeting, before the recess," Tito said in a working meeting with the DPR, Thursday, September 9.

The Minister of Home Affairs proposed that the elections for the legislative and presidential elections or the 2024 elections be held in April or May. Meanwhile, the KPU proposed February 21, 2024.

"We propose that the voting day be held in April as in previous years or if it is still possible in May 2024," said Tito.