Delayed Again, DPR Commission II: 2024 Election Discussion Impossible To Conduct During Recess

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JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Syamsurizal revealed, Commission II of the House of Representatives together with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the General Elections Commission (KPU) have not reached an agreement regarding the implementation of the 2024 General Election.

Syamsurizal stated that Commission II will continue discussions regarding the determination of the 2024 election date after the DPR recess during the 2021/2022 trial period which will last until early November 2021. He emphasized that there will be no discussion regarding the election during this recess.

"Commission II has agreed that it will be discussed after the recess and that discussion is not possible during the recess," said Syamsurizal, Thursday, October 7. can immediately be decided unanimously. "It is hoped that there will be a complete agreement because there are several factions who want the KPU, some agree with the government. So we have not agreed at this time and we want a unanimous decision later." I hope the legislators of the Riau I electoral district.

Syamsurizal admitted that Commission II of the DPR wants the election date to be unanimously agreed because currently there are still two proposals for the 2024 election date. They are held on February 21, 2024 as proposed by the KPU, while the government through the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Polhukam) Mahfud MD proposed The 2024 simultaneous elections will be held on May 15, 2021.

"The election decision is still being postponed because Commission II wants a unanimous agreement, while the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Korpolkam Minister proposes that the presidential and legislative elections be held on May 15, 2024. We have consigned this many times, there is still no decision," he explained. held in May 2024. This is because the simultaneous Pilkada proposed to be held on November 27, 2024 will be disrupted if the presidential election is held in two rounds.

According to Syamsurizal, the date of the 2024 General Election needs to be decided carefully so that the Pilkada does not delay its implementation to 2025, considering that this is not in accordance with the mandate of Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning Regional Elections which explains that simultaneous regional elections will be held in November 2021. So that a Perppu is needed if Pilkada postponed to 2025.

“If the election for the November 27 regional head is a concern (if the election is in May 2024). Because no one can guarantee 1 round of the presidential election. If there are 2 rounds, it will be very tight, so we agreed that there should be no Perppu, not for the 2025 regional election because it is not in accordance with the Pilkada Law," explained the United Development Party (PPP) politician.