Postponement Of 2024 Election Is Considered Dangerous

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JAKARTA - The idea of postponing the 2024 general election has been widely rejected. Some consider the issue dangerous.

Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Mardani Ali Sera said that the discourse on extending the presidential term would be very dangerous for the continuation of a healthy democracy.

"More and more are discussing the third period, which is constitutionally impossible (maximum 2 terms). The idea is dangerous for the survival of a healthy democracy. Because it has the potential to repeat regimes that have become authoritarian over time. Be careful with this issue that expected by the oligarchs," said Mardani Ali Sera, Monday, February 28.

Similarly, Political Observer and Executive Director of the Research and Analysis Democracy Corner (Sudra) Fadhli Harahab said that delaying the 2024 elections was very dangerous if it happened later. According to him, the government's legitimacy will weaken.

"The people's legitimacy for power and government will weaken, so the country will be shaken and I think this is very dangerous," said Fadhli, Monday, February 28. Especially the low electability.

"Why are some political parties so enthusiastic about postponing the election? For fear of losing the presidential election, cadres who are expected to be nominated do not sell. They lose to non-cadres who have good electability," he said.

Therefore, he views the discourse on postponing the 2024 election as irrational. "And they have a tendency to prioritize group interests rather than the nation and state, which is currently running in the corridors of the constitution," he added.

Meanwhile, the Secretary General (Secretary General) of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Amirsyah Tambunan firmly rejected the idea that the 2024 General Election would be postponed for the next one to two years.

"As a democratic country that comes from the people, by the people, and for the people, it is not good to have a tug-of-war for the holding of elections that makes the public for and against and divided," said Amirsyah, Sunday, February 27.

"This will set a bad precedent in building democracy in the future," he continued.