DPD Supports Judicial Review Of Election Law And Revision Of Election Law To Prolegnas 2022

La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti, chairman of the DPD RI. (Special Photo)

JAKARTA - The Regional Representative Council (DPD) of the Republic of Indonesia supports the judicial review of Law no. 7 of 2017 concerning Elections. These efforts are expected to make the general election system better, dignified and just.

This was stated in the 6th plenary session of the DPD RI for Session II 2021-2022, at the Nusantara V Building, Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Thursday 16 December.

The 6th Plenary Session was chaired by the Chairman of the DPD RI, AA LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti, and 3 Deputy Chairs of the DPD RI namely Nono Sampono, Mahyudin and Sultan Baktiar Najamudin.

"Observing the existence of a community movement to provide improvements to the general election system that is better, dignified and just through the Judicial Review of Law No. 7 of 2017 concerning Elections, DPD RI supports the movement," said the chair of the session, Nono Sampono.

In addition, the DPD RI will also encourage the Government and the DPR to re-propose the revision of the Election Law as a priority for the 2022 National Legislation Program. Considering that the Bill on Amendment to Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections has been revoked from the 2021 Priority Prolegnas by the DPR RI.

The re-proposal of the revision of the Election Law to be included in the 2022 Prolegnas because the DPD has accepted various aspirations of the community and regions. Especially related to the plan to carry out simultaneous elections and simultaneous regional elections in 2024.

"The DPD RI encourages the improvement of the general election system and regional elections more thoroughly. So far, there are still many problems in the implementation of the election, so there is a need to improve regulations," he said again.

Improving the electoral system, he continued, is very important so that quality elections can be realized and produce people's representatives, regional representatives and government leaders who are good for the Indonesian people and reflect a sense of justice and legal certainty.

During the session, it was also agreed that the leadership of the DPD RI would write to the President and DPR RI to follow up on several obstacles that occurred in the legislative process.

In particular, the proposed DPD initiative bill that is included in the Prolegnas priority, namely the Bill on Archipelagic Regions and the Bill on BUMDes. "We will urge this again considering that the President's letter related to the two bills has been issued but until now there has not been a discussion," he said.