National Police spokesperson Brig.Gen.Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko has assured that the police force is ready to safeguard the distribution of election logistics to all regions prior to election day, scheduled on February 14, 2024.
"The distribution of election logistics will be carried out by the General Elections Commission (KPU), under the supervision of the Supervisory Elections Agency (Bawaslu), and will be safeguarded by the police," he said here on Friday.
This is part of the National Police's duties under Operation Mantap Brata 2023–2024, which began on October 19, 2023, and will end on October 20, 2024, he informed.
The country's frontier, outermost, and remote (3T) regions have been made a part of the National Police's priorities by involving personnel from its water and air police units (Polairud), Andiko said.
The National Police is also providing personnel to protect presidential and vice presidential candidates, polling stations, and KPU and Bawaslu offices across the country, he added.
During Operation Mantap Brata, the National Police is being supported by preventive and preemptive task forces at both central and regional levels, he said.
ANTARA has previously reported that the KPU has announced that a total of 204,807,222 voters are registered on the final voter list for the 2024 General Elections.
The KPU has also announced that the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held simultaneously across Indonesia on February 14.
The commission has officially set a 75-day election campaign period for the three pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates from November 28, 2023, to February 10, 2024.
All participating political parties and presidential contenders have pledged to conduct peaceful elections.
As part of its efforts to make voters aware of the three candidate pairs' political pledges, the commission has decided to organize five rounds of debates ahead of the presidential election.
The first and second rounds were held on December 12 and December 22, 2023. The third round took place on January 7, 2024, and the fourth round on January 21. The fifth round is scheduled to be held on February 4.
The three pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates contesting the presidential election are Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD.
Baswedan and Iskandar have been nominated with the support of the NasDem Party, National Awakening Party (PKB), Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), and Ummat Party.
Meanwhile, Subianto and Raka have the backing of the Gerindra Party and a coalition of parties, including Golkar, National Mandate Party (PAN), Democratic Party, and Gelora Party.
Pranowo and Mahfud have the support of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), United Development Party, Perindo Party, and Hanura Party.
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