The peaceful election was declared by HMI-Pamekasan Chapter along with the representatives of local police, military, district government, General Elections Commission (KPU), and Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu).
The HMI-Pamekasan Chapter leader, Fathorrahman, said in a press statement that ANTARA quoted here Sunday that the declaration showed a collective commitment to pushing for a fair and peaceful fiesta of democracy.
"This peaceful election declaration is also HMI's moral responsibility for the Muslim communities and the entire nation," he said, adding that the values of democracy would be good if all phases of election processes were carried out accountably and professionally.
Meanwhile, Pamekasan Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Jazuli Iriawan lauded HMI's peaceful election declaration, saying that it showed the students' active participation in making a better Indonesia
"May our fiesta of democracy run peacefully as expected," he added.
ANTARA reported earlier that the KPU has declared that a total of 204,807,222 voters have been registered on the final voter list for the 2024 General Elections.
The KPU 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 presidential and parliamentary elections.
As part of its efforts to make voters aware of the candidate pairs' political pledges, the commission has decided to organize five rounds of General Election debates ahead of the elections.
The first and second rounds were held on December 12 and December 22, 2023. The third round took place on January 7, 2024, while the fourth and fifth rounds will be held on January 21 and February 4, respectively.
The three pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates contesting the 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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