Acting Governor: Jakarta Pilkada Voting Runs Smoothly
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Acting Jalarta Governor, Teguh Setyabudi, accompanied by City Secretary, Marullah Matali, visited several polling stations (TPS) in South Jakarta and East Jakarta, Wednesday (11/27).
Alhamdulillah (thank God), the voting runs well
On that occasion, the Acting Governor and the heads of regional apparatus organizations (OPD) departed from the Jakarta City Hall Pendopo at 10.30 AM, heading to three polling stations at Al Muttaqien Mosque RW 01, Manggarai Selatan Urban Village, Tebet, South Jakarta.
Upon arrival at the location, the Acting Governor had a chat with the chairperson and members of KPPS at TPS 001, 002, and 003, as well as voters.
Acting Governor Teguh Gives His Vote at TPS 31 Cempaka Putih TimurThe group then continued their trip to SDN 01 Kebon Manggis, East Jakarta to monitor the voting at seven polling stations 018 to 024. It is part of ensuring the Jakarta Pilkada voting.
"Alhamdulillah (thank God), the voting runs well. Hopefully, the vote counting process will also run smoothly as it should," he explained, Wednesday (11/27).
He was also grateful for the willingness of all parties involved and the weather in Jakarta which supported the smooth running of the voting day.
He added that public participation in casting their votes in the Jakarta Pilkada until 11.40 PM still varied between 50 and 80 percent.
"The cumulative will be calculated after the voting process is complete, which will be completed by 3 PM to 4 PM," he explained.
Moreover, sub-district heads, urban village heads, and RT/RW heads had also prepared mitigation efforts in case heavy rain occurs during voting at the TPS.
"We have also coordinated with BMKG. Insya Allah (God willing), based on the forecast, the weather will be safe during the voting and vote counting process," he closed.
