KPU Asks Ganjar Pranowo To Follow The Flow To Solve Election Problems: Administration To Bawaslu, Dispute At The Constitutional Court
The General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia has opened its voice regarding the steps of presidential candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo who invited his political party to roll out the right of inquiry.RI KPU member Idham Holik explained that all problems related to elections have been regulated in statutory provisions."The Election Law has clearly designed how to solve all problems related to voting and vote counting," said Idham at the Indonesian KPU Office, Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, February 22.If there is an administrative violation in the election process, this will be handled by the Indonesian Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu).Then, continued Idham, the dispute over the election results will be handled by the Constitutional Court (MK).Therefore, he requested that the issues of the mechanism for resolving the vote be returned to the democratic path as regulated by law."Especially in the principle of holding elections is legal certainty. I want to invite all parties to return to the Election Law," he said.Previously, Wednesday (21/2), Ganjar Pranowo assessed that anomalous situation occurred in the 2024 General Election. Ganjar encouraged the DPR's right to inquiry to investigate allegations of election fraud.The former Governor of Central Java also encouraged the DPR to summon the election organizers. As for the day after the vote, his party immediately conducted an evaluation."Is it true that anomaly situation occurred? The answer is yes. Is there really an irregularity in the system? The answer is yes. Are there really stories in society that are not in accordance with the provisions? The answer is yes," said Ganjar in his statement in Jakarta, Wednesday.
To note, the right of inquiry is the right of the DPR to conduct an investigation into the implementation of a law and/or government policy relating to important, strategic, and broad impacts on the life of society, nation and state which is suspected to be contrary to statutory regulations.