DPRD For Saring 42 Names To Determine 3 Prospective Candidates For DKI Governors Who Are Referred To The Ministry Of Home Affairs

Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Prasetyo Edi Marsudi/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Prasetyo Edi Marsudi said that his party would hold a joint leadership meeting (rapimgab) of the DKI Jakarta DPRD faction twice to determine the names of the three candidates for the Acting Governor of DKI which would later be proposed to the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri). This is the decision of the results of the Jakarta DPRD Deliberative Body (Bamus) meeting which was held this morning. In today's rapid faction, the DPRD will develop a mechanism for proposing the names of the candidates for the Acting from nine factions in the DKI DPRD. Meanwhile, the rapid tomorrow will close the names to three prospective Acting Candidates. "Today we are holding a Bamus to determine how the mechanism is for setting three names (calon Pj Governor of DKI). Tomorrow, on the 13th, we will meet again, carrying out the three names, who deserves to be the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta," said Prasetyo when met at the DKI Jakarta DPRD Building, Monday, September 12. Based on the results of the agreement, each faction can propose three names each to be submitted. In addition, every leadership of the DKI DPRD consisting of the chairman and four deputy chairmen can also apply three names each. Thus, a total of 42 names will be filtered into three names by the DKI Jakarta DPRD as candidates for the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta. After that, the three names will be proposed to the Ministry of Home Affairs to be elected by President Joko Widodo. "So, there are a total of 42 names that we will vote on, what are the names (calon of the Acting Governor of DKI) which are the most among the names listed tomorrow. This depends on each faction. We do not intervene in all factions. Please set the names that are appropriate to lead Jakarta and we can see," he explained. Previously, the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian had sent a letter to the DKI Jakarta DPRD regarding the proposed name of the candidate for the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta. In the letter, Tito asked the DKI DPRD to prepare three candidate names to be submitted. It was stated in the letter that the DKI DPRD had a proposed name until September 16, 2022 or one month before the term of office of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan ended on October 16, 2022. "The proposal for the name of the candidate for acting Governor of DKI Jakarta is submitted no later than September 16, 2022, to the President through the Minister of Home Affairs," Tito wrote in a letter. Later, these three candidates will be juxtaposed with three other names selected by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In the end, one of the names of the candidates will be chosen by President Joko Widodo to serve as Acting Governor of DKI. Meanwhile, according to the rules, the person appointed as the acting regional head is ASN who occupies the position of echelon I structure with a class of at least IV/C.