KPU Discourse Allows 2024 Election Campaign To Enter Campus, DPR Commission II: The Origin Of Content Is Not Black Campaign

Illustration of a number of campaign materials for political parties participating in the 2024 General Election. (Antara)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Rifqinizamy Karsayuda, welcomed the discourse of the General Elections Commission (KPU) allowing the 2024 election campaign to enter the campus environment.

"I think it's very positive," Rifi told reporters on Monday, July 25.

With a note, he continued, KPU Regulations or PerKPU related campaigns regulate in detail how campaign activities are carried out on campus. For example, allowed in the context of a dialogical campaign.

"So that it is part of political education for the younger generation, of course the content or content of the campaign must also be ensured that it cannot do anything negative, especially black campaigns," the PDIP politician appealed.

According to Rifqi, the KPU's move to allow campaigning on campus could be a new breakthrough in the context of building political culture and even political civilization in Indonesia. As long as it is not infiltrated by violations such as black campaigns.

"In fact, the campus has been an area that has become part of the dynamics of our democracy, building democratic links between campuses and political parties or other election participants in the context of a very positive campaign in order to build a new democratic civilization in Indonesia," said Rifqinizamy. Previously, the KPU stated that the 2024 election campaign on campus was allowed by taking into account a number of notes.

"So this is what is called an activity campaign carried out by election participants, for what purpose? Delivering the vision and mission, the program of activities that he will do, to win the election," said KPU chairman Hasyim Asy'ari at the provincial KPU technical guidance event / KIP Aceh at the Grand Mercure Harmoni Hotel, Central Jakarta, Saturday, July 23.

"Well, the question is, for campaigns it can be anywhere, including in campuses, Islamic boarding schools, but remember there are records," he continued.

Hasyim explained, in the Election Law Number 7 of 2017 Article 280 (1) letter H, it is stated that election campaigns are prohibited from using government facilities, worship, and educational places. According to the regulation, he said, in the campaign on campus, it is not allowed to use educational facilities.

"What is forbidden? The facilities, not the campaign. Let's look at it together, election campaign executors, participants and teams are prohibited from using government facilities, places of worship, and places of education, what is prohibited? Using facilities, not campaigns, clear? " he said.