REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has emphasized the need to have a law on regional head elections, which is of a permanent nature.
"We could no longer remain trapped in short-term politics. We must really think about bigger goals, longer-term goals, particularly to guard the quality of the democratic process in this country," President Jokowi said at the presidential office here on Monday when heading a limited cabinet meeting.
The meeting was convened to discuss the second amendment to the Law on Elections of Governors, District Heads and Mayors (Pilkada).
He underlined that the Pilkada law has been waiting for a legal umbrella and guiding principles to implement the Pilkada process.
He ordered the home minister to communicate with the Parliament about some of the important points of the bill on Pilkada that are still being debated by lawmakers.
The President hoped that the deliberations could be completed soon.
He also asked the minister to discuss the Pilkada plan with the General Election Commission (KPU) , particularly regarding the budget allocation.
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