The Malang City Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) conducted the first hearing for the dispute resolution application of the Pilkada Kota Malang 2024 filed by independent candidate pair Heri Cahyono – Muhammad Rizky Wahyu Utomo (Sam HC-Rizky Boncel).

Usep explained that independent candidates actually emerge as a critique of the party system mandated to recruit candidates in regional elections. However, some believe the party system remains undemocratic, leading to challenges in the Constitutional Court (MK), which were successful. “But in practice, many independent candidates fail to win in terms of electability. Additionally, independent candidates do not have party supporters in the parliament, which is essential for implementing various programs,” Usep said. Usep mentioned that independent candidates must be financially strong and have extensive networks, in addition to competing against party candidates with party machinery. “Party-backed candidates are often one step ahead due to the party machinery behind them. Unless an independent candidate is highly popular and well-networked, it is difficult,” he said.

To find more info in regards to golkar majukan ridwan kamil pilkada jakarta 2024 (www.liputan6.com) look into the page. Dody mentioned that of the four prospective candidates, Noer Fajriansyah did not apply for Silon access and did not submit the support documents. Sudirman Said requested Silon access from the Jakarta KPU but did not submit the support documents by the deadline. Poempida Hidayatullah also requested Silon access but did not submit the support documents. John Muhammad requested Silon access on the last day for submitting the documents but did not submit the support documents. “Thus, by Sunday at 11:59 PM WIB, only one prospective independent candidate pair submitted the documents, which we will now verify to determine if they meet the initial requirements,” Dody stated.

According to Ujang, this win-win solution can already be seen. For instance, in West Java, Gerindra Party is open to nominating Dedi Mulyadi, who has already become their cadre. Therefore, they are pushing RK to run in Jakarta. “In West Java, Gerindra might want to take it with Dedi Mulyadi as the gubernatorial candidate and Ridwan Kamil from Golkar in Jakarta. This is a win-win solution for KIM to win in both regions,” he said.

Gerindra Party Daily Chairman Sufmi Dasco Ahmad refuted the claim that the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) is considering nominating Anies Baswedan with PSI Chairman Kaesang Pangarep for the Jakarta Regional Election. Dasco emphasized that there has never been a discussion about the Anies-Kaesang pairing within the coalition . “That’s not true, it has never been discussed,” said Dasco to reporters at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday (June 20, 2024).

KPU Banyuwangi member for the Division of Voter Education, Community Participation, and Human Resources, Enot Sugiharto, announced that the pantarlih have been carrying out their duties from 24 June until July 24. Enot mentioned that in performing their duties, pantarlih should not work merely at their desks but must go directly to the field by visiting local residents’ homes. “The goal is to ensure that the voter data for the upcoming Pilkada on 27 November is truly valid,” he stated on Wednesday.

**Prepare Comparative Data** For this reason, she suggested that subdistrict election supervisors should prepare comparative data to be matched with the data of the subdistrict election committee (PPK). To accommodate input from the community, during the coklit phase, all subdistrict election supervisors in Banyuwangi have been instructed to set up posts to safeguard voting rights and community complaint posts, either through social media, hotlines, or local offices. Additionally, she mentioned that it is equally important for subdistrict election supervisors to regularly conduct patrols to safeguard voting rights. “If any suspected violations by pantarlih are found, subdistrict election supervisors must issue a recommendation letter for correction through the PPK,” she stated.

Dody stated that they are counting the number of requirements submitted by Dharma Pongrekun and Kun Wardana Abyoto to verify if they meet the criteria for running as independent candidates in the 2024 Jakarta Regional Election. The document review process is targeted to be completed on Monday (13/5/2024). In total, one truckload of physical support documents was submitted by Dharma Pongrekun and Kun Wardana Abyoto. “We have invited friends from the district/city KPU to assist, and we hope to complete the process soon, as the physical documents are quite voluminous, needing one truck for transport,” Dody explained.

Previously, PKS officially nominated Anies Baswedan and Sohibul Iman as prospective gubernatorial and vice-gubernatorial candidates for the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election. This was announced by PKS President Ahmad Syaikhu in his speech at the Party Leadership School titled ‘Continuing to Defend the People’ at the Grand Sahid Hotel, Central Jakarta, Tuesday (25/6/2024). “The PKS DPP at the meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2024, decided to nominate Mr. Anies Rasyid Baswedan as the prospective gubernatorial candidate and Mr. Sohibul Iman as the prospective vice-gubernatorial candidate,” said Syaikhu.