By: Padma Lazuardi )*
The mass demonstration which ended anarchist was judged to have been ridden by political interests to frustrate the inauguration of the President and Vice President of the 2019 Presidential Election Results.
The whole community hopes that the inauguration of the President can run smoothly, especially when his opponent Prabowo Subianto also met with Jokowi and has provided a cool view for the people of Indonesia.
Jokowi’s second term inauguration as Indonesia’s 7th president is scheduled to be held at the DPR / MPR Building, Jakarta on October 20, 2019.
The program also marked the start of Joko Widodo’s second term as President and Ma’ruf Amin’s first term as Vice President. The inauguration of the elected President and Vice President 2019 – 2024, namely Joko Widodo and KH Ma’ruf Amin, suddenly became a conversation due to a statement from Projo General Chairman Budi Arie Setiadi on Saturday.
He said, the idea was conveyed when in touch with a number of Projo activists at the Jakarta Presidential Palace.
However, this was denied by the Deputy Expert IV of the Presidential Staff Office of President Ali Mochtar Ngabalin. He said the promotion of the inauguration was aimed at not disturbing those who exercise or go to Worship.
However the KPU still ensured that the inauguration of the President remained on October 20. This was also confirmed by the Commissioner of the General Election Commission (KPU) Viryan Azis who ensured the inauguration of the President and Vice President this year will continue to be held on October 20, 2019.
Viryan asserted, the inauguration time was determined in accordance with the end of the term of office of the President and Vice President.
Since the previous election period, the inauguration has always been held on October 20, 2019. Therefore, following the End of Term (AMJ) that passed, the inauguration of the President and Vice President must be held on October 20, 2019, according to the time that has been in force from year to year.
The regulation has been stated in Article 7 of the 1945 Constitution which says that the President and Vice President hold office for 5 years.
After that they can be elected to the same office for only one term. This has been done since the Presidential Election and the inauguration of the President on October 20, 2004, in the 2004 Election itself is the first election for Indonesia to elect the President directly through general elections.
Meanwhile, hundreds of volunteer organizations supporting Jokowi – Ma’ruf Amin under the coordination of the Jokowi Volunteer Alliance (ARJ) held a standby meeting. It aims to anticipate actions and efforts to thwart the official inauguration of the President and Vice President on October 20, 2019.
The responsible person of ARJ, Haidar Alwi, had previously sniffed out systematic, structured and massive efforts to thwart the inauguration of the elected President and Vice President.
He said, the purpose of gathering volunteers both under the Jokowi Volunteer Alliance or not, is to work together to protect Jokowi and protect the country from the invasion of radical and intolerant people.
He also said that the movement that wanted to thwart Jokowi’s inauguration was very clear and very massive. Therefore he asserted that ARJ and the Jokowi – Ma’ruf Amin Volunteers were still active. All volunteers supporting Jokowi are still fluttering to protect Jokowi until the inauguration.
We certainly still remember about the heat of the political world in Indonesia during the 2019 Presidential Election, where Prabowo’s stronghold reached appeal to the Constitutional Court, but still the Jokowi-Ma’ruf pair won the Contestation.
Some time ago, ex-Supporter Prabowo Said Iqbal who is the Chairperson of KSPI said that he and the workers will maintain conducive conditions so that the inauguration can run smoothly.
This certainly indicates that politics in Indonesia can work well without resentment just because of different political views.
The presidential election is indeed over, meaning we don’t need to bring up past conflicts, all the moments that make our hearts and minds hot, enough to be a lesson for us all.
We can provide support for the Inauguration of the President and Vice President, by maintaining conduciveness and not taking unconstitutional actions that can damage the atmosphere in this country.
)* The author is a social political observer