Preparations for the DKI Pilkada are being carried out simultaneously with plans to move the capital city

The 2024 Jakarta Pilkada takes place in the midst of preparations to move the country's capital to IKN, East Kalimantan.

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The atmosphere of the vote counting at TPS 036, RT 008 RW 002 Pulogebang, East Jakarta, Wednesday (14/2/2024).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The 2024 DKI Jakarta Regional Head Election Contest is colored by various issues. Apart from updating voter data, lobbying and plans for coalitions between political parties to be able to nominate candidates for governor and deputy governor also enlivened the DKI Jakarta Pilkada. This local political contestation is increasingly heating up amidst Jakarta's efforts to prepare itself to become a special area of ​​Jakarta after the capital city shifted to the capital of the archipelago, East Kalimantan.

Jakarta is one of the 546 regions that will hold simultaneous regional elections on November 27. Along with the process of updating voter data, at the same time, the local government is waiting for the president's decision on the relocation of the capital city to IKN, as well as the enforcement of the Jakarta Special Region Law (DKJ) and various implications of its adjustments.

DKI Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU), Tuesday (30/4/2024), coordinated with the DKI Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Service regarding updating population data. In the near future, the initial stage will be deactivating 92,493 residents' identity cards (KTP). The deactivation of KTPs consisted of 81,119 residents who died and 11,374 residents living in different RTs. Apart from that, in the future, 8.3 million Jakarta residents will change their KTPs to the Jakarta Special Region in accordance with the new nomenclature stated in the DKJ Law.

"This Tuesday, we coordinated with the department regarding data updates and their impacts. Then, on May 2nd, we will receive potential election voters data (DP4) from the Ministry of Home Affairs as the initial data for voter data updates for the regional elections," said Chairman of the Technical Division for Election Organizers of the Jakarta Regional Election Commission, Dody Wijaya.

In the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres), there are 8,252,897 registered voters in Jakarta. They will exercise their voting rights in 30,766 polling stations (TPS) spread across 44 districts and 267 sub-districts.

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A line-up of figures nominated for the position of Governor of Jakarta (from left to right): Ahmad Sahroni, Ahmed Zaki, Ahmad Reza Patria, Tri Rismaharini, Heru Budi, and Ridwan Kamil. According to plan, the Jakarta regional elections will be held in November 2024.

Stages and candidates

The stages of the regional elections consist of preparation, nomination, determination, campaign, and voting. Preparation has been underway since January 26th, including program and budget planning, implementation regulation drafting, the formation of the District Election Committee (PPK), Voting Committee (PPS), and Voting Organizer Group (KPPS), as well as voter data updates.

The next stage is the registration of candidate participants for the regional elections on August 27-29 and the determination of candidates on September 22. Then, the campaign period will continue from September 25 to November 23.

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As for independent candidates, they can collect support starting from May 5th. The requirement is that the candidate must garner support from 7.5 percent of the permanent voter list (DPT) for the 2024 Election in Jakarta and must be spread out across at least four administrative regions.

Meanwhile, Pilkada monitors can register as observers from February 27 to November 16. The registration form can be downloaded at bit.ly/PENGUMUMANPEMANTAUKPUDKI.

Political parties are also starting to recruit their champions for the November 27 contest. However, no political party can nominate its own candidates for governor and deputy governor because no one won 20 percent of the DPRD seats or got 25 percent of the valid votes in the 2024 elections. This provision refers to Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning Regional Elections.

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Currently, there are 106 seats in the DKI Jakarta DPRD. Political parties must control 21 seats to nominate their own candidates for governor and deputy governor. Preliminary results of the 2024 Election, PKS won 16.68 percent of the vote, PDI-P 14.01 percent, Gerindra 12 percent, Nasdem 8.99 percent, Golkar 8.53 percent, PKB 7.76 percent, PSI 7.68 percent, PAN 7.51 percent, and Democrats 7.32 percent. This result has not been determined by the KPU because it is still waiting for the dispute to be decided at the Constitutional Court. With these interim results, and using the Sainte Lague method of calculation, PKS won the most votes with 16 seats.

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Homecomers who take part in the free homecoming program look for buses to their destination in the Monas area, Jakarta, Thursday (4/4/2024).

Several names have emerged as governor candidates. However, none of them have been officially appointed by the political parties. For instance, PDI-P is endorsing a candidate who is committed to the Pancasila ideology and capable or aligned with Jakarta's future vision as the center of the economy and a global city. The Secretary of PDI-P DKI Jakarta, Pantas Nainggolan, stated that these criteria are in line with the challenges Jakarta will face after becoming the capital city. The party also prioritizes its members while considering their electability.

A number of names considered by the PDI-P include Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini, Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Abdullah Azwar Anas, former Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Chairman of the Jakarta City Legislative Council Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, and former Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Andika Perkasa.

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Political parties have also started to recruit their candidates for the 27th of November contest. However, no political party is able to nominate their own candidates for governor and deputy governor as none have won 20 percent of the seats in the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD), or obtained 25 percent of valid votes in the 2024 general election. This provision refers to Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning Regional Elections.

Golkar is also preparing three names as governor candidates. They are former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, former Regent of Tangerang Ahmed Zaki Iskandar, and Golkar's Vice Chairman Erwin Aksa.

Secretary of Golkar DKI Jakarta, Basri Baco, stated that his party does not make electability a factor in determining gubernatorial candidates. This is learned from the experience of the Jakarta 2017 regional elections.

The party also proposed three names, namely former President of PKS Sohibul Iman, Chairman of PKS DPP Mardani Ali Sera, and Vice Chairman of DPRD DKI Jakarta, Khoirudin. PKS Secretary in DKI Jakarta, Abdul Aziz, stated that these three names will still be further discussed by the party in accordance with the applicable mechanisms and regulations.