Jakarta – The pair Airin Rachmi Diany-Ade Sumardi decided not to contest the results of the Banten regional election in the Constitutional Court. (MK). Although they found anomalies and strong indications of violations, the couple accepted the results for the sake of peace and security in Banten Province.
The decision was announced through a video that was posted on the Instagram social media accounts of Airin and Ade Sumardi. On Monday (10/12/2024) afternoon, the post received 3,256 likes, 284 comments, and was shared by 60 accounts.
“I captured an extraordinary atmosphere.” Several words have even been described by many politicians, researchers, and observers in the mass media. Surprising, anomalous, and other words that are currently reading many allegations related to our election results,” said Airin.
Airin hinted at feeling anomalies and strong allegations of violations in the Banten regional election. “We all feel it, but Allah allowed all of this to happen. Mr. Haji Ade and I believe there must be wisdom behind it. And we all must believe, there is wisdom behind it,” said Airin.
Airin expressed her gratitude to the supporting political parties and the community who have been late in their struggle to support her. “With all humility, I ask for forgiveness if there have been any mistakes.” “If there were words that lacked meaning in the heart during the election process when we visited, greeting from city to village, from hamlet to hamlet,” said Airin.
Ade added that they did not make decisions for personal interests together with Airin. Although many people want the results of the Banten regional election to be challenged in the Constitutional Court. “This is about broader interests. For the good, for our beloved Banten, which must always be peaceful, serene, and prosperous,” he said.
Airin-Ade believes that the social, political, and legal realities during the election will continue to achieve perfection. To attain that perfection, Ade said, the democratic process needs to be evaluated.
“We together must be able to create a system of democracy without pragmatism, all instruments of the Nation and State uphold the law, and together build a Nation’s civilization with a conscience,” said
KPU Recapitulation Results
The pair of candidates for Governor and Deputy Governor number 02, Andra Soni-Dimyati Natakusumah, won with 3,102,501 votes, based on the provincial-level vote tally recapitulation by the Banten General Election Commission on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
In the provincial level vote count recap, the pair Andra Soni-Dimyati received the most votes, totaling 3,102,501 votes or 55.8 percent. Meanwhile, the gubernatorial and vice-gubernatorial candidates number 01, Airin Rachmi Diany-Ade Sumardi, received 2,449,183 votes, or 44.12 percent.
“The results of the Banten Governor and Deputy Governor election for the year 2024, as referred to in the first and second dictums, are hereby established and simultaneously announced on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 16:10 WIB,” said the Chairman of the Banten Provincial KPU, Mohamad Ihsan.
From the permanent voter list (DPT) of Banten Province, which amounts to 8,926,662, only 5,908,176 people exercised their voting rights.
Valid votes amounted to 5,551,684 votes, invalid votes to 356,492 votes, and the total was 5,908,176 votes.
The level of public participation in the 2024 Banten Governor and Deputy Governor Election was 66.05 percent, an increase compared to the participation rate in the 2017 Banten Regional Election, which was 62.02 percent.
The provincial-level vote recapitulation was marked by several protest notes from the witnesses of the Airin-Ade pair, which were read by the Chairperson of the KPU of Tangerang City, Serang City, Pandeglang Regency, and Lebak Regency.
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