KPU Proposal For The 2024 Pilkada Was Shifted To September, PKS: There Is No Strong Basin, Except For Pragmatis

JAKARTA - Member of Commission II of the DPR from the PKS faction, Mardani Ali Sera, questioned the General Elections Commission (KPU) who proposed that the 2024 Pilkada be accelerated so that September from what was originally scheduled to be held in November. According to Mardani, until now there has been no strong reason to revise Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning Regional Head Elections.

"If you want to change it, it means that the revision must have a strong basis. I don't see a strong basis from the KPU proposal unless there is a little pragmatic," said Mardani at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Monday, August 29.

On the other hand, the chairman of the PKS DPP assessed that accelerating the implementation of the simultaneous Pilkada to September 2024 was actually too risky. The reason is, the time gap with the 2024 Pilleg and Presidential Elections is too close.

"It may be that in September the dispute has not been resolved in the legislative and presidential elections, while we want to hold the regional elections. This is quite risky," said Mardani.

Previously, KPU chairman Hasyim Asyari proposed that regional head elections or regional elections be held in September 2024. Whereas in Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning Regional Head Elections Article 101, voting is scheduled for November 2024. H "Maybe later the KPU will submit only one proposal, for the voting for the Regional Head Election to run to September 2024," Hasyim said in a discussion entitled 'Welcoming the 2024 Election: Preparedness, Anticipation and Projection' which was broadcast on the BRIN Indonesia YouTube channel, Thursday, August 25.