Archive Photo: Chairman of the KPU for Batu City, East Java, Heru Joko Purwanto, giving information about the implementation of the 2024 Regional Election public debate, Monday (15/10/2024). (ANTARA/Ananto Pradana)
jpnn.com – BATU – Chairman of the Batu City General Election Commission (KPU) Heru Joko Purwanto said there were two issues that were raised as the main themes of the public debate on the election for mayor of Batu, East Java.
The two issues in question are related to the environment and tourism which are believed to play an important role for Batu City in the future.
“The first debate for the 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada) will be held on October 21, with the theme of the environment and tourism,” said Heru in Batu City, Wednesday (16/10).
According to Heru, the first debate will be held early next week.
The debate involved five panelists with academic, professional and community figure backgrounds.
“We have determined the panelists, but now we are still working on the concept so that it is more mature,” he said.
The Batu City KPU has also prepared the technical implementation of the debate for the 2024 Pilkada contestants by making arrangements for the number of volunteers and sympathizers who are allowed to enter the room.
Security mechanisms outside the debate room have also been coordinated with police officers.
“There are 50 sympathizers, we are only managing those inside. If those outside are handled by the police, we have coordinated about that,” he said.
Heru said that the second session of the public debate would be held on November 6 2024, then the third debate would be held on November 23 2024.
The theme and placement are still in the discussion stage, but in general it focuses on the welfare of the people in Batu City.
“There are various agricultural issues, child protection, etc. The panelists are the same as the first debate, namely five people from professional, academic and community figure backgrounds,” he said.
The 2024 Batu City Regional Election is being participated by three pairs of candidates, namely Nurochman-Heli Suyanto serial number 1, Firhando Gumelar-Rudi serial number 2, and Krisdayanti-Kresna Dewanata Phrosakh serial number 3.
The regional election campaign period runs from September 25 to November 23 2024.
The General Election Commission (KPU) said there were two issues that would be the main themes of the Batu City Pilkada debate.