Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs Ensures That The Government Obeys The Constitutional Court's Decision On Regional Head Elections To Be Held On November 27

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Hadi Tjahjanto (left) at the MUI building, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Tuesday (5/3/2024) (ANTARA/Walda Marison)

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Hadi Tjahjanto ensured that the government complied with the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada) which was held according to schedule, namely 27 November. "The Constitutional Court's decision on November 27 is in compliance with the Constitutional Court's decision," said Hadi when met at the MUI building, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, March 5. Hadi explained that his party would ensure that all election institutions and political parties (political parties) obey and follow the regional election mechanisms that have been regulated by the Constitutional Court. His party will also ensure the conduciveness of the community in all regions before the election. 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 article's Pilkada Law 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 regional elections," 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.