Supreme Court Changes Cagub-Cawagub Age Limit, Allows Only 30 Years Old When Inaugurated

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JAKARTA - The Supreme Court (MA) has changed the minimum age requirement for governor-deputy governor-deputy candidates, regent-deputy regents, and mayor-deputy mayors in the regional elections. The Supreme Court granted the material review requested by the Garda Republik Indonesia (Garuda) Party in decision Number 23 P/HUM/2024 on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. "Granted the petition for objection to judicial review rights from the Petitioner: the Garuda Party of the Republic of Indonesia (Garuda Party)," wrote the Supreme Court's ruling quoted on Thursday, May 30. The Supreme Court considers Article 4 paragraph (1) letter d of the General Election Commission Regulation (PKPU) Number 9 of 2020 concerning the Fourth Amendment to General Election Commission Regulation Number 3 of 2017 concerning the Candidacy for the Election of Governors and Deputy Governors, Regents and Deputy Regents, and/or Mayors and Deputy Mayors to contradict higher laws and regulations, namely Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning Pilkada. Previously, Article 4 Paragraph (1) letter d of PKPU 9/2020 reads, “ is at least 30 years old for Candidates for Governor and Deputy Governor and 25 years for Candidates for Regent and Deputy Regent or Candidate Mayor and Deputy Mayor since the inauguration of the elected candidate pair ”. The Supreme Court changed it to, “ a minimum of 30 years old for Candidates for Governor and Deputy Governor and 25 for Candidates for Regent and Deputy Regent or Candidate Mayor and Deputy Mayor since the inauguration of the elected Candidate pair ”.

The Supreme Court also ordered the Indonesian KPU to revise the KPU regulations by changing the requirements for cagub-cawagub to be only 30 and the regent-deputy regent or mayor-deputy mayor was only 25 years old at the time of inauguration.