Betty Epsilon Idroos, a member of the General Election Commission (KPU) RI, announced that the Information Recapitulation System (Sirekap) will still be used in the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Elections.

Meanwhile, Jakarta KPU Chairman Wahyu Dinata said they are accepting the support documents from the candidate pairs. The process involves initial acceptance and then returning the documents. "We are currently in the review process. After this, we will examine both the physical and digital documents they have prepared," Wahyu said. According to Wahyu, if the documents meet the minimum requirements, they will issue a receipt. If not, they will return the documents.

"The PKS Central Executive Board (DPP) in a meeting on June 20, 2024 decided to nominate Mr. Anies Rasyid Baswedan as the prospective governor candidate and Mr. Sohibul Iman as the prospective deputy governor candidate," stated Syaikhu. He clarified that the PKS Central Executive Board's (DPP) decision to nominate Anies and Sohibul Iman in the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada was based on suggestions from the PKS Jakarta Regional Executive Board (DPW). "I have received a letter from the Jakarta DPW structure that has proposed the Jakarta governor candidate to the DPP PKS, followed by the Jakarta deputy governor candidate to the DPP PKS. Among them is a letter requesting approval and determination of Mr. Anies Rasyid Baswedan and Mr. Mohammad Sohibul Iman as the governor and deputy governor candidates of Jakarta," stated Syaikhu.

Jakarta KPU member Dody Wijaya stated that four prospective independent candidates did not submit the required support documents by the deadline on Sunday (12/5/2024) at 11:59 PM WIB. "By the end, five had consulted, and only one pair, Dharma Pongrekun and Kun Wardana, submitted the support documents to the Jakarta KPU by the deadline," said Jakarta KPU member Dody Wijaya on Monday (13/5/2024), as reported by Antara.

**Listening to Various Figures** Additionally, he mentioned that the party also listened to various inputs from figures, ulama, habaib, cross-religious leaders, scholars, and the people of Jakarta. "The main considerations are candidates with good leadership experience in both the executive and legislative branches, a proven track record, credibility, capacity, and a high probability to win," he stated. Furthermore, Syaikhu believes that the Anies-Sohibul Iman pair is a good duet. According to Syaikhu, they complement each other for the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada. "Some have already thought of the abbreviation AMAN (Anies-Sohibul Iman), but whatever the name, they have the necessary qualifications, are compatible, and can complement each other to lead Jakarta," stated Syaikhu.

Previously, Deputy Chairman of the Gerindra Party, Habiburokhman, If you loved this information and you would love to receive more information relating to mk resmi ubah ambang batas pencalonan pilkada (https://www.liputan6.com/) kindly visit our own page. assessed that the Anies-Muhaimin candidate pair endorsed by PKS is also not yet certain to run in the Jakarta Pilkada. "Actually, the PKS declaration yesterday has not met the quota for candidacy, so we do not yet count Anies and Sohibul as definitive candidates," stated Habiburokhman at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on June 26, 2024.

Previously, KPU RI member Idham Holik said that the use of Sirekap in the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Elections aims for public transparency. "We will use Sirekap, and we will refer to the legal considerations from the Constitutional Court's recent ruling in our evaluation and improvement of Sirekap for the regional elections on November 27, 2024," said Idham when met by the media at the KPU RI Office, Jakarta, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

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 colleagues from the district/city KPU to help, and we hope to complete the process soon, as the physical documents are quite substantial, requiring one truck for transport," Dody clarified.

"If the party instructs, I am ready to go anywhere, even Papua. That is the answer of a true cadre. All PDIP cadres must be ready to go anywhere if the party commands," Rapidin recounted Ahok's response.

**Mapping KIM's Rivals** Habiburokhman mentioned that it is difficult to map out KIM's rivals in Jakarta. He also questioned whether it is certain that there will be a party joining PKS. "So it's difficult to map out, whether there will be another party joining or not," stated Habiburokhman. However, according to him, this is different with Gerindra, where they will try their best to cooperate with the parties in KIM to endorse Ridwan Kamil. "But for the Gerindra Party in Jakarta, we will try our best to build communication, especially with the KIM parties and also parties outside of it," he stated. "We are intensifying this as the time gets closer, we cannot delay this, and a name must appear soon," concluded Habiburokhman.

Usep noted that independent candidates arise as a critique of the party system mandated to recruit candidates in regional elections. However, some view the party system as still undemocratic and thus challenged it in the Constitutional Court (MK) and won. "In practice, many independent candidates fail in terms of electability. Furthermore, independent candidates lack party support in parliament, which is crucial for implementing various programs," Usep stated. Usep mentioned that independent candidates must be financially strong and have extensive networks, in addition to competing against party candidates with party machinery. "Party-nominated candidates are usually one step ahead because of the party machinery supporting them. Unless an independent candidate is highly popular and well-connected, it is difficult," he remarked.