PPP votes down, PSI up, KPU: Sirekap is just a tool

The commotion due to Sirekap data continues to occur. The KPU asked the public to wait for the results of the recapitulation.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Suara PPP Turun, PSI Naik, KPU: Sirekap Hanya Alat Bantu

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Members of the General Elections Commission (KPU), August Mellaz and Idham Holik, are leading the vote recapitulation process for the overseas election panel B, on the grounds of the KPU Office in Menteng, Jakarta, on Sunday (3/3/2024).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The vote tally of political parties recorded in the Recapitulation Information System or Sirekap belonging to the General Election Commission is still fluctuating because the voting results are not yet all in. When the United Development Party's vote share fell, the Indonesian Solidarity Party's vote share actually rose. Because of this, the KPU asked the public to wait for the results of the official recapitulation because Sirekap cannot be used as a reference.

Based on the temporary vote count by the General Elections Commission (KPU), PPP received 3,058,013 votes on February 27, 2024 and on March 1, 2024, the number decreased to 3,037,798. Currently, Sirekap KPU as of Sunday (3/3/2024) at 19:00 shows that PPP obtained 3,081,121 votes or 4.01 percent of the temporary valid votes, while PSI obtained 2,043,418 votes (3.13 percent).

The surge in PSI votes was highlighted by the Chairman of the PPP Advisory Council, Romahurmuziy. PSI votes on March 1 rose drastically at 17.00 and 19.00. In just two hours, PSI's votes increased by 19,000 from 110 polling stations (TPS). This means, PSI received an average of 173 votes at each polling station.

In response to this phenomenon, KPU member Idham Holik stated that the official election results are determined through a hierarchical recapitulation process carried out by the District Election Committee (PPK), the Regency/City KPU, the Provincial KPU, and finally by the National KPU. Any increase or decrease in vote tally within the country has not yet been recorded by the KPU.

"The official results of the election vote count are determined through a hierarchical re-calculation process. Therefore, the General Election Commission (KPU) has not yet conducted the re-calculation process for vote count within Indonesia. KPU is still completing the re-calculation process for vote count outside of Indonesia," he said on the sidelines of the re-calculation process at the KPU office in Jakarta on Sunday night.

However, the commotion and cheating issues continue to surface in public, with data taken from Sirekap. Idham emphasized that Sirekap is only a tool for publishing the photo of the C Model Plenary form. The form is written by the Vote Collection Organizer Group (KPPS) which is monitored by witnesses and TPS supervisors.

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According to Idham, anyone can comment and speculate on the possibility of vote-rigging in a democratic country. However, he urges all parties not to only look at the numbers displayed on Sirekap, but also to examine the attached C1 forms to ensure the accuracy of the data.

The official results of the election vote count are determined through a hierarchical recapitulation process. Therefore, currently, the General Election Commission (KPU) has not yet performed a recapitulation for the vote count within the country. The KPU is still finishing the recapitulation process for the vote count outside the country.

In response to various allegations of fraud, he revealed that the holding of elections not only involves the KPU, but also involves the Bawaslu, the organizing committee, and witnesses. "That's all open. We believe that our colleagues work in an atmosphere of freedom and transparency," he said.

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Romahurmuziy highlights this phenomenon as an effort to inflate PSI's support through the "sayang anak" (love for children) operation. The word "anak" refers to PSI Chairman Kaesang Pangarep, who is the youngest son of President Joko Widodo.

"Later after voting, we received information that there was an attempt to pass PSI. The method is to move the votes of smaller parties, which are far from passing the parliamentary threshold, to voting for party votes. "Then, moving the invalid votes to vote for the party image," he said in a written statement.

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Chairman of PPP Advisory Board, Romahurmuziy was met during the National Leadership Meeting (Rapimnas) in Jakarta on Friday (16/6/2023).

According to him, PPP will propose that this issue be one that is investigated through the use of the DPR's inquiry rights if the polemic of irregularities in vote acquisition is not resolved. The right of inquiry to investigate problems 2024 Election will begin to be rolled out this week.

"I request the attention of KPU and Bawaslu openly and their prompt and careful follow-up," he said.

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