Incumbent Governor Shall Leave in Second Round of Jakarta Election 2017
Incumbent Governor Shall Leave in Second Round of Jakarta Election 2017
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JAKARTA - Incumbent governor shall leave in the second round of the Jakarta election 2017. The General Election Commission (KPU) confirms, based on the phrase 'campaigns' in Article 70 paragraph 3 (a) of Law 10/2016 and Article 88 PKPU 9/2016, which the incumbent candidate submit a letter of permission to the organizers leave the election campaign during the campaign period.
"Leave during the campaign such mention. Even the consequences when there is a second round campaign then the consequences like that," said KPU Commissioner, Ferry Kurnia Rizkiyansyah in Jakarta, Monday (27/2).
According to Ferry, it is different from the arrangement in an earlier law that the campaign for the incumbent can be done at the time of election campaigns. Law 10/2016 for the incumbent government is not allowed to run the activities that day even though he did not campaign.
"Yes, campaign principles which I'm described by Law 10/2016, that when he conducted a campaign activity means he must leave," said Ferry.
Previously, Minister of Home Affairs, Tjahjo Kumolo leave exclude liability for the incumbent in the second round when the campaign conducted closed. According to this PDIP politician, when sharpening vision, mission and debates have been closed at the time off is not required.
"In principle, the (fixed) campaign. So we are not in the context of (debate) closed open, because the campaign then the consequences as before (compulsory leave)," said Ferry.
As known, KPU will hold a second round of Jakarta election 2017. In that process has ensured KPU will hold a presidential debate that is part of the campaign.
As for the campaign period scheduled on after the Commission set the election results on 4 March (March 6 to April 15 2017), while the voting and counting was held on 19 April 2017.
"Leave during the campaign such mention. Even the consequences when there is a second round campaign then the consequences like that," said KPU Commissioner, Ferry Kurnia Rizkiyansyah in Jakarta, Monday (27/2).
According to Ferry, it is different from the arrangement in an earlier law that the campaign for the incumbent can be done at the time of election campaigns. Law 10/2016 for the incumbent government is not allowed to run the activities that day even though he did not campaign.
"Yes, campaign principles which I'm described by Law 10/2016, that when he conducted a campaign activity means he must leave," said Ferry.
Previously, Minister of Home Affairs, Tjahjo Kumolo leave exclude liability for the incumbent in the second round when the campaign conducted closed. According to this PDIP politician, when sharpening vision, mission and debates have been closed at the time off is not required.
"In principle, the (fixed) campaign. So we are not in the context of (debate) closed open, because the campaign then the consequences as before (compulsory leave)," said Ferry.
As known, KPU will hold a second round of Jakarta election 2017. In that process has ensured KPU will hold a presidential debate that is part of the campaign.
As for the campaign period scheduled on after the Commission set the election results on 4 March (March 6 to April 15 2017), while the voting and counting was held on 19 April 2017.
(rnz)
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