Acting Officials’ Gambling
There is a strong hope that the appointment of the acting officials will not be a part, for example, of securing electoral interests in general elections, because the price to be paid will be very expensive.
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Screenshot of the working meeting of the House of Representatives Commission II with the Ministry of Home Affairs, KPU, Bawaslu, and DKPP to discuss the design and concept of organizing the 2024 General Election and Regional Head Election at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Monday (6/9/2021).
The schedule for the 2024 simultaneous regional elections (Pilkada) has not yet been confirmed. However, the political ripples will at some point be felt in May 2022, when a number of regions begin to be led by acting officials.
On 15 May 2022, five provinces, namely Bangka Belitung, Banten, Gorontalo, West Sulawesi and West Papua, begin to be led by acting officials. They will be followed by six cities and 37 regencies on 22 May 2022. The number of regions that will be led by acting officials continues to rise to 101 this year, and then 170 other regions will be added in 2023.