Needdem: There Is No Reason For The Constitutional Court's Decision On The Prohibition Of The 2024 General Election

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JAKARTA - Member of the Board of Trustees of the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) Titi Anggraini emphasized that there was no reason for the decision of the Constitutional Court regarding the electoral system being tested, aiming to postpone the 2024 General Election.

"The postponement of elections on the grounds that it takes time to adapt to the implementation of a closed proportional system, I am of the view that there is no reason for that," said Titi Anggraini, in Semarang, Friday, February 17.

The Constitutional Court (MK) is currently conducting a judicial review of Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (UU Pemilu) against the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, specifically related to the electoral system.

In several election law testing decisions, according to Titi, it does not necessarily impose its decision on ongoing elections. For example, the Constitutional Court Decision Number 14/PUU-XI/2013 regarding simultaneous elections to elect legislative members and the president/vice president, only came into effect after the 2014 election.

This election activist emphasized that the Constitutional Court does not have a constitutional basis for making such a decision. Moreover, Article 22E paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia states that elections are held every five years.

"The Constitutional Court should be consistent with the provisions of the constitution," said Titi, who was once Executive Director of Needdem, as reported by Antara.

He emphasized that all parties should support the Constitutional Court to maintain its independence and independence in deciding this case and not interfere with the consolidation and stability of the 2024 General Election which has been running in the crucial phase.

On the other hand, the FH UI lecturer sees the need to evaluate the electoral system in the General Election of DPR members and the election for DPRD members so that the implementation is better and can unravel the complexities that exist.

However, continued point, this should be done after the 2024 election by the elected legislators. Thus, the Election Bill could be the first agenda for legislators to form a law on the results of the 2024 General Election.

"Don't decide it by the Constitutional Court because the electoral system is actually the result of a political consensus that must be formulated by the legislators democratically and participatoryly," said the FK UI election teacher.