CIDISS. The General Election Commission (KPU) reminded the political elite that the campaign period in the 2019 election had not yet begun. KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan said the campaign, both presidential and legislative elections, would only begin on September 23, 2018. Setiawan said all parties were asked to refrain from campaigning and expressing their support for their choice. This was in response to the words of PAN Chairperson Zulkifli Hasan who introduced Sandiaga Uno as a young vice presidential candidate at the Muhammadiyah University in Jakarta.
Zulkifli said, Sandiaga as a young vice president. He also said, the 2019 presidential election was very simple because only two candidates, namely Joko Widodo-Ma’ruf Amin and Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno, therefore, there were only two choices in the presidential election, replacing the president or continuing.
Sandiaga also spoke up. He asked thousands of students present, whether prices of basic necessities were up or down in the era of Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla’s government. The students responded by calling for the word, “go up”.
The former deputy governor of DKI Jakarta then promised the prices of basic necessities would be affordable if he and Prabowo Subianto were elected president and vice president in the 2019 presidential election. Related to Zulkifli and Sandiaga’s steps, according to Wahyu, it could not be said to violate campaign rules. The reason is, the campaign stage has not yet begun and there are no candidates who will be elected as election participants. Therefore, rules regarding campaign violations cannot be used.
According to Setiawan, the campaign stage had not yet begun and there were no presidential-vice presidential candidates who were designated as election participants, therefore the candidates for presidential and vice presidential candidates were expected to refrain even though the rules regarding campaign violations could not be implemented. political expression of society. But the political elite should understand, “he said.
During the campaign time, he explained, there are a number of things that must be obeyed. One is not permitted to campaign in an educational environment.
By: Rikky, S *)
