Responding To The Decision Of The Central Jakarta District Court, Vice President Ma'ruf: Election Stages Continue

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin delivered a statement to reporters accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo (second from the right)/VIA ANTARA

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said the 2024 election stage would continue after the decision of the Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus) in a civil lawsuit filed by the People's Fair and Prosperous Party (Prima). "Preparation certainly continues, everything continues, this is just a decision that will not necessarily get legitimacy, there will be a process, we'll just have to wait, the government will also act later," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin at the vice presidential palace in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, March 3. The panel of judges who tried civil lawsuit No. 757 / Pdt.G / 2022 / PN Jkt.Pst on March 2, 2023 decided the General Elections Commission (KPU) not to carry out the remaining stages of the 2024 election. The lawsuit was filed by the General Chairperson of the Party Central Leadership Council (DPP) Adil Makmur (PRIMA) Agus Priyono and the Secretary General of the DPP Prima Dominggus Council Oktavianus Tobu Kiik as the plaintiff against the General Election Commission (KPU) represented by the General Chairperson of the KPU Hasyim Asy'ari as the defendant. In its decision, the panel of judges said that they accepted the plaintiff's claim in its entirety, stating that the plaintiff was a political party that was harmed in administrative verification by the defendant and sentenced the defendant not to carry out the remaining stages of the 2024 General Election since this decision was pronounced and carried out the General Election stages from the beginning for approximately 2 years 4 months 7 days. "I think that's the decision from the district court, yes, from the judiciary, we are waiting for the KPU to appeal now, because this problem is not an easy problem, right," said the Vice President. The vice president also questioned the authority of the Central Jakarta District Court to determine the postponement of the election. "This is what is being studied, I think the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs has reacted, I think then the KPU is appealing, so we'll just have to wait," added the Vice President. Currently, the election stage is in the stage of determining the number of seats and the determination of the electoral district (14 October 2022-9 February 2023). Furthermore, there will be nominations for the president and vice president as well as members of the DPR, DPD, provincial DPRD, and district/city DPRD with DPD members on 6 December 2022-25 November 2023, members of the DPR, provincial DPRD, district/city DPRD on 24 April 2023-25 November 2023, presidential and vice presidential candidates on 19 October 2023-25 November 2023. Furthermore, the election campaign period is on 28 November 2023-10 February 2024, a quiescent period on 11-13 February 2024 and a vote on 14 February 2024 while counting votes on 14-15 February 2024. The recapitulation of the vote count results will be carried out on February 15, 2024-20 March 2024, the determination of the election results without dispute over the election results (PHPU) is carried out no later than 3 days after the notification from the Constitutional Court, while if there is a PHPU, it will be no later than 3 days after the Constitutional Court's decision. The next stage is the oaths of the president and vice president as well as members of the DPR, DPD, Provincial DPRD, and Regency/City DPRD Regency/City DPRD Adjusted to the end of their respective terms of office, namely members of the Provincial, DPR and DPD DPRD on October 1, 2024, while the president and vice president on October 20, 2024. Meanwhile, if there is a Round of 2 elections, the updating of voter data and the preparation of voter lists will be held on March 22, 2024-April 25, 2024, the election campaign period on June 2-12 2024, the quiescence period on June 23-25, 2024, the vote count on June 26, 2024, and the vote count on June 26-27, 2024, recapitulation of vote count results on 27 June 2024-20 July 2024.