Long Before The 2024 General Election, Regent Algafry Rahman Reminded Central Bangka Residents To Be Unpolarized Because Of Different Choices

Central Bangka Regent, Algafry Rahman (ANTARA/Ahmadi)

Central Bangka Regent, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Algafry Rahman reminded residents not to be divided because of different views and choices in politics. "We have entered the political year ahead of the 2024 General Election, I remind residents not to be divided or polarized, thus damaging the harmony between each other that we have built for a long time," he said in Koba, ANTARA, Sunday, January 8. The Regent said that this polarization makes a group consider its correct views and principles so that opposing groups are considered to have wrong political views and morality. The use of identity politics ahead of the 2024 General Election, he said, must be anticipated and mitigated so that people's harmony is not tarnished. "We all have to learn from what happened at previous democratic parties, there are divided communities, which can still be felt, especially on social media," he said. The Regent appealed to residents to maintain harmony, campaign according to the rules and not to make religion a tool to divide unity. "Actually, harmony is a prerequisite for national development and development requires stability, and stability can be realized if the community is harmonious and peaceful," said the Golkar Party politician. According to him, religious politicians are also often carried out to achieve electoral effects and places of worship are often used as places of campaign. "Cruity is very dynamic and often tests us, especially ahead of the 2024 General Election," he said.