Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs: KPU Has The Power To Carry Out Supreme Court Decisions On Age Limits In Regional Head Elections

Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto/ANTARA/Walda Marison

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto said the General Elections Commission (KPU) has full authority to carry out the Supreme Court (MA) decision regarding the age limit for regional head candidates.

"The Supreme Court's decision later, it will be waiting for its implementation by the KPU, so it will depend on the KPU that implements it. That's all I can say," Hadi said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 5.

Hadi was also reluctant to comment further regarding the number of pros and cons that arose in the community regarding the decision.

He also refused to comment further on the KPU's efforts to follow up on the Supreme Court's decision in the 2024 Pilkada.

The Supreme Court's decision previously stated that Article 4 paragraph (1) letter d of the Indonesian KPU Regulation (PKPU) Number 9 of 2020 concerning the nomination of the election for governors and deputy governors, regents and deputy regents, and/or mayors and deputy mayors contradicts higher laws and regulations, namely Law (UU) Number 10 of 2016.

The Supreme Court also stated that the article in the KPU regulation did not have legal force as long as it did not mean "...aged at least 30 (twenty) years for governor and deputy governor candidates and 25 (twenty five) years for candidates for regent and deputy regent or mayor candidate and deputy mayor since the pair of candidates were elected".

At the end of the decision, the Supreme Court also ordered the Indonesian KPU to revoke Article 4 paragraph (1) letter d of the Indonesian PKPU Number 9 of 2020 concerning the fourth amendment to PKPU Number 3 of 2017 concerning the nomination of the election for governor and deputy governor, regent and deputy regent, and/or mayor and deputy mayor.