Member of the House of Representatives Romy Soekarno: The Supreme Court's decision on the Capital does not mean that the IKN project will stop.

Member of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Romy Soekarno, assessed that the Constitutional Court (MK) ruling which confirmed the status of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKJ) as the capital of the country, does not mean that the development project of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN), East Kalimantan has been stopped.

Romy in Jakarta, Thursday said that the construction of IKN could continue, but the approach must be more realistic, gradual, measurable, and strategic according to the country's capabilities and national priorities.

The ruling, he said, is valid until the issuance of the presidential decree regarding the official transfer of government to IKN.

"This Constitutional Court decision must be respected as part of constitutional certainty and certainty of the stages of the relocation of the national capital," said Romy, quoted by Antara, Thursday, May 14.

He also assessed that the ruling actually provided a healthier and more realistic space for the government to prepare for the national transition process, both in terms of infrastructure, bureaucracy, fiscal and national socio-economic readiness.

According to him, the concept of IKN development in the future can be directed more focused as a strategic national government center, as well as Indonesia's green capital, which is a symbol of Indonesia's sustainable development transformation in the future.

This is because he considers IKN to have great potential to become a center for modern environmental-based governance, a national energy transition center, a center for strengthening food security, and a center for sustainable management of Indonesia's natural resources.

For now, he also assessed that IKN could be gradually functioned as a strategic presidential palace area before becoming a full national government center.

"Like the Bogor Palace, the Cipanas Palace and the Tampaksiring Palace, while waiting for the full readiness of the national government's relocation," he said.

For this reason, he also invited all elements of the nation to see the development of lKN as a long-term investment for the nation, not just a short-term project.

"The most important thing is how the transition process is carried out constitutionally, realistically, efficiently, and still maintains national stability and the interests of the Indonesian people," he said.

Previously, the Constitutional Court (MK) rejected the material test of Law Number 3 of 2022 concerning the State Capital (UU IKN) and confirmed the status of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKJ) as the capital of the country.

In the consideration of the Constitutional Court read by Constitutional Judge Adies Kadir, which was heard from the video of the reading of the decision on case number 71/PUU-XXIV/2026 in Jakarta, Wednesday (13/5), that the petitioner's argument stating that the norm of Article 39 paragraph (1) of Law Number 3/2022 is contrary to Article 1 paragraph (3) and Article 28D paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution conditionally as long as it is interpreted as the petitioner's petitum formulation, namely:

"As long as the presidential decision on the relocation of the national capital has not been determined, Jakarta will remain the capital of the Republic of Indonesia to ensure certainty and continuity of the constitutional structure".