Election Postponement Is Called Violating The Constitution And Makar's Actions

Illustration of the 2024 General Election

JAKARTA - Senior researcher of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Lili Romli said that in accordance with election postponement rules, it is an act that violates the constitution and this is tantamount to a treason action. "If the election is not held regularly once every 5 years, then it has violated the constitution, violating the constitution is part of a treason," said Lili Romli in a discussion on the "future of the 2024 General Election after the decision of the Central Jakarta District Court" quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, March 7. He said, the decision of the Central Jakarta District Court which granted the demands of the Prima Party so that the stages of elections for at least 2 years 4 months and 7 days are tantamount to delaying the election stages. While delaying elections is clearly against the constitution, namely the 1945 Constitution, even other derivative rules such as the Election Law and the Supreme Court Regulation.

"The demands made by the Prima Party are actually referring to the constitution that the constitution stipulates that elections are held once every five years," he said. Constitution, the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, he said, clearly and firmly, there is no need for confusion and there is no need for interpretation stating that elections are held once every 5 years. once in a periodic manner. once every 5 years for parliamentary and executive elections there is no reduction, no addition, let alone delays," he said.

And, he continued, the constitution in this country should not be violated by anyone and any party, all must submit to the constitution. "No one should have actions and attitudes that are contrary to the constitution. I think this must be underlined that the constitution, the 1945 Constitution is a rule of play that we need to uphold, should not be played with," he said.