On Wednesday (April 24), No. 2 presidential and vice-presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto (left) and Gibran Rakabumin Raka (right) attended the 2024 election held at the General Election Commission building. The elected president and vice president answered questions from media reporters during a public plenary meeting.
[News from this newspaper]On Wednesday (April 24), the Indonesian Election Commission officially confirmed the second candidates Prabowo and Gibran as the elected president and vice president in accordance with Decision No. 504 of 2024. Hashim Ashari, chairman of the Election Commission, announced: “The Election Commission confirmed the No. 2 candidate as the elected president and vice president for the 2024-2029 term.”
Hasin said that Prabowo and Gibran received 96.214691 votes, a vote rate of 58.59%, and received at least 20% of the votes in each of Indonesia’s 38 provinces.
Previously, Electoral Commission member Idam Herik said that according to Article 4 of the Electoral Commission Regulations No. 6 of 2024, the elected president and vice president must be confirmed no later than three days after the Constitutional Court reads the verdict on the disputed election results.
On Wednesday (April 24), Prabowo and Gibran attended the public plenary meeting of the president and vice president elected in the 2024 elections held at the General Election Commission Building. Prabowo said that he and Gibran promised to serve the country and serve the country and the people wholeheartedly. He also said that the top priority now is for political elites to cooperate and contribute their share to the country.
Prabowo admitted that he and Gibran were fortunate because together they successfully conducted the democratic process of the 2024 presidential election. He also said that the political system chosen by the founding fathers was a democratic system that placed sovereignty in the hands of the people.
At the same time, he said that the democratic process between himself and Gibran, as well as Anis and Muhaymin, Ganjar and Mahfud, was a fierce competition. But this is what democracy requires, and this is what the country and the people expect. Still, no matter how fierce the competition, all parties must realize that they are still part of the nation.
On Monday (April 22), in its judgment, the Constitutional Court rejected all requests made by candidates No. 1 and No. 3, deeming their grounds of appeal to be legally untenable. Regarding this verdict, the three judges, Sardi Isla, Enni Nurbaninsi and Arif Hidayat, expressed different opinions. Their basic argument is that the Constitutional Court should order re-polls in some areas.
On Wednesday (April 24), after chairing the 2024 National Health Work Conference at the BSD Convention and Exhibition Center in South Tangerang City, Banten Province, President Joko Widodo said that the elected president and vice president should be prepared to start immediately after being sworn in. Work. He made this comment after the Election Commission confirmed Prabowo and Gibran as the elected president and vice president.
Jokowi said that all stages of the electoral process are nearing completion. The Constitutional Court has also made a judgment on the dispute over the presidential election results, and everyone should respect this judgment.
As for the government, Jokowi said that preparations will be made to ensure a smooth transition to the new government so that the elected president and vice president can start work immediately after being sworn in in October this year.
Muhaymin Iskandar, deputy chairman of the Indonesian National Assembly, said the legislative body is committed to improving Law No. 7 of 2017, the General Election Law. On Wednesday (April 24), he said at the General Election Commission building in Jakarta: “Of course. Every five years we will definitely improve all the weaknesses in the General Election Law.”
Previously, President Suhartoyo of the Constitutional Court emphasized the need to amend the General Election Law in his judgment on Monday (April 22) on the disputed presidential election results.
He said: “For future planning, regarding the arrangements of democratic institutions, especially electoral institutions, one needs to always consider not only the regulatory aspects, but also the ethical aspects. Therefore, public officials should be able to establish a strong system to prevent national civil servants from non-neutrality in elections while ensuring that the electoral process is direct, free, confidential, honest and fair.” (cx)
