Government Guarantees Substitution Will Not Disrupt 2024 Election Preparations

JAKARTA - Deputy IV RI Presidential Chief of Staff Juri Ardiantoro ensured that preparations for the 2024 Simultaneous General Election and Pilkada would not be disrupted by the process of changing the commissioners of the General Election Commission (KPU) and the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu). permanently supported by a complete secretarial team at every level, both central and regional. "So that whenever a change occurs it will not interfere with the performance of the 2024 election organizers themselves," said the jury in a statement received in Jakarta, Thursday, March 17. President Joko Widodo will immediately inaugurate the elected KPU and Bawaslu commissioners for the 2022-2027 period. Responding to this, the jury emphasized that if it was done it would violate the provisions, considering that both KPU and Bawaslu have a five-year term which will only end on April 11. "According to the terms of office of KPU-Bawaslu for the 2017-2 period" 022 will end April 11, 2022. So the inauguration of the KPU-Bawaslu for the 2022-2027 period will be held on the same date," he said.

Last month, the DPR appointed seven KPU commissioners and five Bawaslu members for the 2022-2027 period. The commissioners for the KPU will be Betty Epsilon, Hasyim Asyari, Muhammad Afifudin, Parsadaan Harahap, Yulianto Sudrajat, Idham Holik, and August Mellaz. While Lolly Suhenty, Puadi, Rahmat Bagja, Totok Hariyono, and Herwyn Jefler Hielsa Malonda were elected as five members of the Bawaslu.