President Jokowi: I Think It's Clear, Simultaneous General Election And Regional Head Election 14 February 2024

President Joko Widodo (Antara)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo stressed that simultaneous elections for the presidential and legislative elections will still be held on February 14, 2024.

"First, I ask the public that all stages and schedules for the implementation of the general election and local elections have been determined. I think it is clear and everyone needs to know that the election will be held on February 14, 2024," said President Joko Widodo in a limited meeting at the Bogor Presidential Palace, reported by the press. Between, Sunday, April 10.

Simultaneous elections in question are elections to elect the President and Vice President, members of the House of Representatives (DPR) RI, Regional Representatives Council (DPD), Provincial People's Representative Council (DPRD) and Regency/Municipal DPRD.

"This needs to be explained, lest there will be speculations circulating in the community that the government is delaying the election, or speculation about the extension of the president's office and related to three terms," added President Jokowi.

President Jokowi emphasized that the government's agreement was that simultaneous elections be held on February 14, 2024 and that the elections to elect governors, deputy governors, regents and deputy regents as well as mayors and deputy mayors were held on November 27, 2024.

"And it is explained to all, that the stages of the election will begin in mid-June 2022, because the provisions of the law are 20 months before the vote," said the President.

President Jokowi said that it is natural that before the democratic party, political contestation warms up.

"Ahead of political contests, the temperature usually warms up, that's normal, but don't let people be provoked by useless political interests," added the President.

"Don't make political issues that are not good, especially issues of identity politics that put forward SARA political issues. We have had bad experiences in previous elections, we hope this will not happen in the 2024 election," said the President.

The limited meeting was attended by the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. .

Furthermore, Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H Laoly, Minister of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform Tjahjo Kumolo, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, National Police Chief General Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces General Andika Perkasa, and Head of BIN Budi Gunawan.