Puan Responds to the Issue of a Number of Village Officials Supporting Certain Candidate Candidates

JAKARTA, BALIPOST.com – Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, responded to the issue regarding the existence of a number of village officials supporting certain presidential and vice presidential candidate pairs in the 2024 presidential election. She hopes that the presidential election can be held fairly.

He also admitted that he had just read the news which contained information from the Ministry of Home Affairs that there were no regulations prohibiting village officials from supporting candidates in the elections. “I just read the news, then the Ministry of Home Affairs said that there are no regulations prohibiting village officials from supporting one of the candidates in the election,” said Puan at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday (20/11) as quoted by Antara News Agency

Puan added that although there is no prohibition on village officials supporting one of the candidate pairs in the 2024 presidential election, she still hopes that the 2024 Simultaneous Election can be held well and fairly. “What I hope is that we must carry out this election well, peacefully, honestly, fairly, without further division. “That’s what we have to do together,” said Puan.

He hopes that all elements of the nation can work together to ensure that the elections run well without causing the Indonesian people and nation to be divided.

For your information, Puan Maharani’s presence at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday, was to invite the heads and representatives of the parliaments of MIKTA member countries (Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia) to meet with President Joko Widodo, in the series of the 20th MIKTA Speakers Consultation. 9.

In a previous statement, Puan said that the meeting between MIKTA parliamentary leaders and the president was part of the parliament’s commitment to contribute actively and synergize with the government in overcoming various international problems. (kmb/balipost)