DPR Leader Calls Commission II To Discuss The Latest Constitutional Court Decision

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JAKARTA - The DPR leadership summoned the leadership of Commission II of the DPR to discuss the latest decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) Number 135/PUU-XXII/2024 which separates the implementation of national and regional elections.

In its decision, the Constitutional Court stated that national elections which include the election of members of the DPR, DPD, as well as the president and vice president will be followed by regional elections.

This regional election includes the election of members of the provincial DPRD, district / city DPRD, as well as regional heads and deputy regional heads with a minimum interval of two years and a maximum of 2.5 years since the inauguration of the president / vice president.

"Yes, we were just invited by the leadership of the DPR, Mr. Prof. Dr. Sufmi Dasco Ahmad and other leaders, to discuss the DPR's response regarding the decision of the latest Constitutional Court which provides an overview to us that future elections must be carried out with two election models," said Chairman of Commission III of the DPR Rifqinizamy Karsayuda, Monday, June 30.

"First, the national election which contains the presidential-vice presidential elections, elections for members of the DPR and DPD, as well as local elections, regional head elections, governors, regents, mayors as well as elections for provincial, district, city DPRDs with a minimum interval of 2 years to 2.5 years," he continued.

Rifqi explained that the DPR had not yet given an official stance regarding the Constitutional Court's decision. According to him, the DPR needs to seriously examine the Constitutional Court's decision which is considered contradictory.

"What I think is that the decision of the Constitutional Court, if we compare it with the decision of the Constitutional Court, previously seemed contradictory. Because previously the Constitutional Court in 2019 through decision number 55 of 2019, it was in legal consideration, not in accordance with its decision, giving guidance to legislators to choose 1 out of 6 simultaneous election models, of which 1 in 6 simultaneous electoral models we carried out in the last 2024 election," explained Rifqi.

"But then in 2025, the Constitutional Court suddenly gave us the opportunity to form a law, to then establish 1 of the 6 models in the revision of the new election law, but the Constitutional Court itself then established one of these models. Therefore, allow us to do an in-depth and review," he continued.

Second, Rifqi continued, Commission II of the DPR must orine a number of provisions related to the 2 election models. The naming itself also has the potential to give interpretations and even then violate the constitution.

One example is the provisions related to the election of governors, regents, mayors, which in the provisions of Article 18 paragraph 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia states that the governors of the mayors respectively as heads of provincial governments of regencies and cities are democratically elected. But then the Constitutional Court stated that the decision must be directly chosen through the election method.

"Meanwhile, the meaning of democraticism can be direct democracy and indirect democracy, therefore the DPR will take a closer look at the original content or minutes when the provisions of article 18 were first formed during the second constitutional amendment, if I'm not mistaken in 2000 ago so that we can see from the legislators in 2000 in the second constitutional amendment, why is it mentioned a democratic word, why is it not mentioned directly and so on," said Rifqi.

Rifqi emphasized that the Parliament's stance regarding the latest Constitutional Court decision would be officially conveyed by the leadership of the DPR.