Ratified To Be A Law, DPR Speaker Puan Maharani Please West Papua Province Can Participate In The 2024 General Election

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani. AMONG THE PHOTOS

JAKARTA - The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) passed the Bill on Southwest Papua to become Law (UU) in Level II Decree at the 10th Plenary Meeting of the Second Session Period of the 2022-2023 Session Year, Thursday, November 17. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, hopes that the ratification of the Law on the Establishment of the Province of Southwest Papua will support the smooth stages of the 2024 Simultaneous Elections. " “ We hope that Southwest Papua can follow 3 other Papuan provinces that have been ratified to be able to participate in the upcoming 2024 General Election. Hopefully the formation of a new province in Papua will improve our democratic system and bring Indonesia forward," said Puan, Thursday, November 17. Puan said the implementation and mechanism of the law were of course the ball was already in the government. Therefore, the former Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture asked the Government to quickly finalize government regulations in lieu of laws (perppu) as an implication of the formation of a number of Papuan DOBs. "Of course, after being ratified in the DPR RI, the government will discuss the mechanism. After this, the DPR RI will send a letter to the government stating that it has completed the Southwest Papua Law. So I ask the government to immediately resolve all matters related to the passing of the Southwest Papua Law as well as possible, hopefully it can follow the existence of existing provinces first," said Puan. The provinces of Southwest Papua will include Sorong City, Sorong Regency, South Sorong Regency, Raja Ampat Regency, Tambrauw Regency, and Mamberamo Regency. This new province will have a capital city in Sorong. To note, the expansion of Southwest Papua Province was carried out because human development in the area was still lagging behind. Puan also hopes that the establishment of the Southwest Papua Province will accelerate development in the area. " “ DPR RI hopes that the establishment of the Southwest Papua Province will further improve the welfare of the local community. The DPR supports this law so that there will be equitable development in Papua," he said. "“Infrastructure in areas that include Southwest Papua must also be developed quickly to support the improvement of people's welfare so that the human development index in this province will be more advanced," continued Puan.