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Jakarta –
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) decided that the Pilkada 2020 would continue even though the Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic was still present in Indonesia. Even so, President Jokowi is said to have continued to listen to input from PBNU and Muhammadiyah, who called for the implementation of the elections to be postponed first.
“The President has listened and considered the suggestions of the public. Everything has been heard, those who want to postpone it, those who want to continue. From the great mass organizations, such as those of the UN, Muhammadiyah, as well as different opinions, they have heard all of them. The President has held meetings repeatedly. or discuss this specifically to discuss it, “said Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud Md at the coordination meeting of the simultaneous regional elections of 2020 that was broadcast on YouTube Kemenko Polhukam, on Tuesday (9/22/2020).
President Jokowi also decided that the Pilkada 2020 would take place according to the predetermined schedule, that is, on December 9. The decision was made after receiving input from the management and institutions in the field of law and law and went through an in-depth discussion on Monday (9/21) yesterday.
“The president is of the opinion that the pilkada does not need to be postponed and continues to be carried out and this opinion of the president has been transmitted to the Minister of the Interior so that he may present it to the RPD, KPU, Bawaslu, DKPP, etc., which was also held yesterday So the discussion has been deep, “explained Mahfud.
Mahfud also revealed various reasons given by President Jokowi why he decided that the Pilkada 2020 would continue amid the Corona pandemic. First, guarantee the constitutional rights of people to vote and be elected on an agenda that has been regulated in laws and various statutory regulations.
“If the regional election is postponed, for example, until the end of COVID, the non-natural disaster of COVID, that does not give certainty because no person or institution can confirm when COVID-19 ends. In countries with the highest COVID-19 attack , like America “The election is not postponed either. Elections are already taking place in several countries, they are not postponed, “said Mahfud explaining the second reason.
The third reason raised by Jokowi was that the government did not want the regional leadership to carry out the interim (plt) in 270 regions at the same time due to the postponement of regional elections. Mahfud recalled that PLT does not have the authority to make strategic policies.
Meanwhile, the current COVID-19 situation has strategic policies that have implications for the mobilization of bureaucracy and other resources, such as funds that require strategic decision-making and management. Therefore, it would be less profitable for our electoral process if the 270 regions were made by plt. without a clear time, “he explained.
Mahfud then mentioned the following reason. He recalled that Pilkada 2020 had actually been postponed once until it was decided on December 9, than it should have been held on September 23.
“Therefore, the postponement has been implemented to respond to the voices of the people who want the postponement. What is needed now is to anticipate the mass transmission of COVID-19 as feared by both the government and the groups or individuals who want let it be postponed, “Mahfud said. .
Previously reported, PBNU President Said Aqil Siroj called on KPU and DPR to postpone Pilkada 2020. Said Aqil assessed that pilkada could increase crowd potential despite COVID-19 health protocol being carried out strictly.
“Request the General Electoral Commission of the Republic of Indonesia, the government and the People’s Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia to postpone the implementation of the Pilkada 2020 stages until the health emergency stage has passed. Although the implementation of elections, even with a stricter health protocol, it is difficult to avoid the concentration of large numbers of people in all their stages, “said Aqil in his written press release, on Sunday (9/20).
PBNU requested that the Pilkada 2020 budget be reallocated to handle the health crisis amid the Corona virus pandemic. Additionally, Aqil said, the electoral budget could also be used to strengthen the social safety net.
Not only PBNU, PP Muhammadiyah also hopes that Pilkada 2020 will be postponed. Muhammadiyah asked the government to listen to the aspirations of the people.
“The government should carefully study the possibility of postponement of the post-conflict local elections as expressed by various elements of society,” said PP General Secretary Muhammadiyah Abdul Mu’ti, when contacted on Monday (9/21) ).
Mu’ti said crowds were inevitable in the stages of the elections that had passed. Furthermore, it revealed, several potential candidates were infected with the Corona virus. Muhammadiyah then warned about the transmission of Corona to the community. Mu’ti hopes that the government will listen to the aspirations of the people.
“For several days since the determination of the candidate, the crowds could not be avoided. The potential for transmission is very great. In addition, several candidates are also positive for COVID-19. Too bad people have to take the risk of contracting COVID -19. Yes. I hope the government can hear more, “he added. he said.
(elz / tor)
