2024-10-07 21:38:16
Illustration – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has again reminded regional head candidate pairs that they are prohibited from involving children in the 2024 Pilkada campaign. Photo: Natalia Laurens/JPNN.com
jpnn.com – PENAJAM PASER UTARA – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) reminded regional head candidate pairs not to involve children during the 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada) campaign.
Bawaslu Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, highlighted the involvement of children in campaign activities because these violations often occur at every election.
“We remind candidate pairs to comply with campaign rules, we highlight the involvement of children in campaign activities,” said North Penajam Paser Regency Bawaslu Violation Enforcement and Dispute Resolution Division Coordinator Rusmansyah in Penajam, Saturday (5/10).
Rusmansyah admitted that until now his party had not received any official reports or findings regarding violations of the presence of children in campaign activities.
However, this is a serious concern for Bawaslu. Therefore, participants will continue to be reminded.
He said one of the factors that attracted children to come to the campaign location was the entertainment provided and also brought by their parents.
“We understand that children are interested in entertainment or brought by their parents, but campaign activities are not the right place for children, especially when there are findings and reports on children attaching the attributes of political parties or political parties in campaign activities, that is immediately followed up on ,” he said.
Bawaslu North Penajam Paser Regency hopes that no children will be involved in open or closed campaign activities.
“We urge the winning team of candidate pairs (paslon) participating in the regional elections to pay more attention to the applicable rules and not involve children in campaign activities,” he said.
Bawaslu of North Penajam Paser Regency will treat any findings as a violation if campaign activities do not comply with applicable regulations.
All elements are also invited to jointly supervise the regional elections with the hope that all stages of the 2024 regional elections in North Penajam Paser Regency can run smoothly, safely and peacefully.
“The ranks of the election supervisory committee at the district, sub-district and village/sub-district levels will be firm in enforcing the rules to produce honest and fair regional elections,” said Rusmansyah. (Antara/jpnn)
The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has again reminded regional head candidate pairs that they are prohibited from involving children in the 2024 regional election campaign.