Ada Pilkada Serentak, Kemendagri Proses 27 November 2024 Jadi Hari Libur Nasional
SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Wakil Menteri Dalam Negeri (Wamendagri) Bima Arya Sugiarto mengatakan bahwa kementeriannya tengah memproses hari pemungutan suara Pilkada, yakni 27 November 2024, menjadi hari libur nasional.
"Kami berharap hari itu dinyatakan sebagai hari libur," kata Bima di kompleks parlemen, Senayan, Jakarta, Selasa, 12 November 2024, dilansir Antara.
Bima mengatakan bahwa saat ini pihaknya sedang berkoordinasi dengan Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Pembangunan Manusia dan Kebudayaan (Kemenko PMK) untuk mempersiapkan hari libur nasional tersebut agar hak pilih dapat digunakan oleh tiap pemilih.
"Memang idealnya hari pencoblosan itu adalah hari libur karena untuk memberi keleluasaan kepada para pemilih untuk menggunakan hak pilihnya, dan supaya partisipasi politiknya tinggi," ujarnya.
Sebelumnya, Menteri Sekretaris Negara Prasetyo Hadi mengatakan bahwa pemerintah berencana menetapkan 27 November 2024 sebagai hari libur nasional.
Mensesneg usai melepas keberangkatan Presiden Prabowo Subianto di Pangkalan TNI AU Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta, Jumat, 8 November 2024 mengatakan dirinya segera berkoordinasi dengan Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) RI dan Menteri Dalam Negeri Muhammad Tito Karnavian untuk membahasnya lebih lanjut.
Sementara itu, Anggota KPU RI August Mellaz mengatakan bahwa pihaknya akan menginstruksikan jajarannya di daerah untuk mengeluarkan surat keputusan terkait rencana penetapan hari libur nasional pada hari pemungutan suara pilkada.
"Nanti itu akan ada instruksi dari kami kepada KPU Provinsi dan Kabupaten/Kota untuk mengeluarkan surat keputusan terkait dengan pelaksanaan pilkada di 27 November 2024," kata Mellaz saat ditemui di kawasan Batu, Malang, Jawa Timur, Minggu, 10 November 2024.
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