Tjahjanto conveyed this statement at the ministry's office here on Sunday in response to a reporter's question on KPU being late in meeting the national recapitulation result deadline on March 18.
"It is according to the plan and law, which is 35 days after the General Elections, which is on March 20, 2024," he clarified.
Tjahjanto did not mention KPU's challenges in completing the national vote recapitulation.
Meanwhile, the media crew also sought information from the minister about any other plan or scheme in case the KPU is late in meeting the March 20 target.
He ensured that the vote recapitulation would be completed tomorrow, and the conditions in society would remain conducive.
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Earlier, KPU member August Mellaz stated that there was a possibility that the vote recapitulation might be determined on Monday (March 18).
He said that the KPU also monitored the recapitulation processes from the sub-district to the provincial levels. He added that it would be completed soon.
However, the process is still ongoing. So far, the KPU has determined the vote recapitulation results of 34 out of the 38 provinces in Indonesia.
The remaining four provinces are West Java, Papua, Highland Papua, and Maluku.
The 2024 General Elections were held to elect the president and vice president, members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Regional Representatives Council (DPD), and Regional Legislative Councils (DPRD) at the provincial, city, and district levels.
The national permanent voter list (DPT) for the elections comprised 204,807,222 voters.
As per KPU Regulation Number 3 of 2022, the national vote recapitulation for the elections has been scheduled from February 15 to March 20.
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