KPU Affirms Pilkada Simultaneously Permanent November 27, 2024

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JAKARTA - Member of the General Election Commission (KPU) Idham Holik emphasized that the 2024 Simultaneous Pilkada will continue according to schedule, namely on November 27, 2024.

He explained that until now there has been no change in Article 201 paragraph 8 of Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 1 of 2015 concerning Stipulation of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2014 concerning the Election of Governors, Regents, and Mayors into Laws.

"Until now, Article 201 paragraph 8 of Law Number 10 of 2016 has not changed," said Idham as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, March 1.

Article 201 paragraph 8 of Law Number 10 of 2016 reads, "National simultaneous voting in the Election of Governors and Deputy Governors, Regents and Deputy Regents, as well as Mayors and Deputy Mayors throughout the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia will be held in November 2024".

Not only that, Idham said the KPU has also issued KPU Regulation number 2 of 2024 concerning the stages and schedule of national simultaneous elections where the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.

"So, we have determined it in accordance with applicable norms," he said.

He called the KPU as the election organizer to comply with the law's orders. Therefore, the policies issued by the KPU will not exceed the provisions of the legislation.

"Until now, Article 201 paragraph 8 of Law 10 of 2016 is still valid," he said.

Previously, the Constitutional Court banned the schedule for simultaneous Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) to be changed. This is stated in the consideration of case decision number 12/PUU-XXII/2024.

Constitutional Justice Daniel Yusmic P. Foekh said the Court needed to emphasize the schedule set in article 201 paragraph (8).

The Pilkada Law The article explains, 'National simultaneous voting in the election of governors and deputy governors, regents, and deputy regents, as well as mayors and deputy mayors throughout the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia will be held in November 2024'.

"Therefore, the Pilkada must be carried out in accordance with the schedule consistently," said Daniel reading out the considerations of the decision at the Constitutional Court Building, Central Jakarta, Thursday (29/2).

Daniel said that the regional elections must be carried out according to schedule to avoid overlapping the crucial stages of the 2024 Pilkada with the 2024 election stages that have not been completed.

"This means that changing the schedule in question will disrupt and threaten the constitutionality of the simultaneous Pilkada," he said.

The 2024 Pileg will be held on February 14, 2024 and the results will be known as of March 20, 2024. Meanwhile, the 2024 Pilkada in the Law is scheduled to vote on November 27, 2024.