KPU Ready To Face Disputes Over Election Results At The Constitutional Court

General Election Commission Building (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The General Election Commission (KPU) will complete an open plenary meeting to review the results of the national 2024 election vote count on Wednesday, March 20. Regarding the results of the 2024 General Election, there is a possibility that some parties will take legal steps, such as using the right of inquiry or reporting to the Constitutional Court. KPU commissioner, Idham Holik, explained that disputes related to election results have been regulated in the Election Law. The dispute can be submitted to the Constitutional Court in accordance with applicable legal provisions. "As election organizers, we do not have the capacity to comment on the right of inquiry because the Election Law is clear that disputes over election results can be processed in the Constitutional Court," he explained. Idham Tuesday 19 March. KPU is ready to face the lawsuit if it happens, because it is part of the election stage. "KPU is ready to face dispute over election results in the Constitutional Court because it is part of the election implementation stage," he explained.

The KPU also appreciates the performance of the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) which has handled reports of election violations. This shows that Bawaslu and the KPU have succeeded in maintaining electoral integrity. The plenary meeting is open to recapitulating the vote count results for the 2024 General Election at the national level, including Papua Province and Papua Mountains, which will be held on Wednesday, March 20. After all provinces have finished recapitulating, the KPU will announce the election results nationally.