Home Affairs Minister: Excellent Preparation for Regional Elections 2018 Needed

Jakarta, InfoPublik - Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo emphasized the need for anticipating the 2018 regional elections.

"The regions to hold elections in 2018 are concentrations of voters, reaching about 68 percent of the national voter. The 2018 regional election would become a representation of presidential election 2019," said Home Affairs minister in a written statement on Wednesday (5/24).

Home Affairs Minister appealed to the General Elections Commission (KPU) to arrange the budget as necessary.

The minister suggested that  The budget could be efficient. He hoped that the budget could be used to address direct cost of the implementation of the elections, rather than its political excess cost. In addition, in drafting the regulation, KPU was expected to pay more attention to the needs and economic growth in the region.

The regional election of  2018 will be held simultaneously in 171 regions, including in a number of densely populated provinces such as West Java, Central Java, East Java, South Sumatra and North Sumatra. (Translator: Wilda Stiana)