PPP Regarding Election Lawsuit Rejected By The Constitutional Court: Respect But Regret

Chairman of the PPP DPP, Achmad Baidowi or Awie (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The United Development Party (PPP) respects the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) which rejects all lawsuits resulting from the 2024 General Election. However, PPP regrets the Constitutional Court's decision because it assesses that the evidence submitted by the party is not considered so that it does not proceed to the evidentiary stage.

"We respect the Constitutional Court's decision because it is final and binding. Even though we actually regret it, because the PPP case is not forwarded to evidence," said the chairman of the PPP DPP, Achmad Baidowi or Awiek, to reporters, Wednesday, May 22. According to Awiek, PPP has added evidence to the trial and was ratified by the panel of judges at the Constitutional Court. However, he said, the evidence was not considered by the Constitutional Court so that the PPP lawsuit was 'complained'.

"Even though at the initial trial we had added evidence for PPP and the panel of judges to ratify the evidence. It's just that the evidence is meaningless when the Constitutional Court judges only rely on the petition. Meanwhile, additional evidence that was ratified by the panel was not used as a consideration, "explained Awiek.

The rejection of the PPP lawsuit made the opportunity to qualify for the DPR or Senayan even more closed. This is because the Kaaba Party no longer meets the 4 percent threshold. Even so, Awiek stated, PPP will prepare further steps so that the opportunity to penetrate Senayan remains open.

"We will first consolidate with the legal team what steps will be taken," he concluded. It is known that the Constitutional Court (MK) decided that 13 PPP lawsuits in the case of dispute over the results of the 2024 Pilleg general election (PHPU) could not be accepted. This was conveyed in a hearing reading the decision on the dismissal of 155 PHPU cases or dispute over the results of the 2024 Legislative Election yesterday, Tuesday, May 21.

The following is a list of PPP lawsuits that were not received by the Constitutional Court:

1. Case No. 100 related to the transition of 36,862 votes in six West Java electoral districts moved to Garuda.

2. Case No. 44 related to the transition of 6,075 votes in electoral district III Central Java moved to the Garuda Party.

3. Case No. 174 regarding the votes of legislative candidate Albertus Keiya in two districts to 65,587 and 95,714 in Central Papua.

4. Case No. 46 related to the transition of 18,600 votes in three Banten electoral districts.

5. Case No. 119 related to the transfer of 5,611 votes in the West Sumatra electoral district. 6. Case No. 216 related to the transfer of 5,061 votes in the East Kalimantan electoral district.

7. Case No. 168 related to the transfer of 5,300 votes in the Aceh II electoral district.

8. Case No. 209 related to the transition of 13,670 votes moved in two Lampung electoral districts.

9. Case No. 187 related to the transfer of 16,407 votes moved to three electoral districts of North Sumatra.

10. Case No. 115 related to the transfer of 5,400 votes in North Maluku.

11. Case No. 218 related to the transfer of 18,950 votes in NTB.

12. Case No. 173 related to the transfer of 5,958 votes in Central Sulawesi.

13. Case No. 278 related to the transition of 21,220 votes in South Sumatra.