East Java Governor Khofifah Reminds ASN To Remain Neutral During Elections

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa during a river clean activity in Sidoarjo, Thursday (2/11/2023). ANTARA/Indra Setiawan

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa continues to remind state civil servants (ASN) in the local province to remain neutral during the 2024 General Election.

"I have issued a written recommendation so that all ASN are neutral in the democratic process that God willing, the presidential election, the legislative election will run in February 2024," he said on the sidelines of river clean activities in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, November 2.

He said, from various activities that had been carried out, such as the declaration of peace and also the peace election held by the East Java Forkopimda, it was aimed at building togetherness.

"We have carried out several processes to build togetherness in democratic harmony in East Java. The point is to continue to pay tribute to each other's differences in support choices, because East Java has an extraordinary democratic experience, so that differences in democracy cannot reduce the degree of togetherness," he said.

The KPU received the registration of three presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2024 presidential election, namely Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar, Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud Md, and Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

The Anies-Muhaimin pair was promoted by the NasDem Party, the National Awakening Party (PKB), the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), and the Ummah Party.

The Ganjar-Mahfud pair was promoted by the PDI-P, the United Development Party (PPP), the Perindo Party, and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura).

Meanwhile, the Prabowo-Gibran pair were promoted by the Gerindra Party, the Golkar Party, the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Democratic Party, the Crescent Star Party (PBB), the Gelora Party, the Garuda Party, and the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), and the People's Fair and Prosperous Party (Prima) who did not qualify to participate in the 2024 General Election.

The KPU has set the election campaign period from November 28, 2023 to February 10, 2024, while the vote is scheduled for February 14, 2024.