Jokowi: Riots On Social Media Regarding The Kayuman Related To The Pilkada, Even Though It Was The Constitutional Court And The DPR

President Jokowi in his remarks closing the Golkar/PHOTO National Conference: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) spoke about the excitement in the social media timeline regarding the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the 2024 Pilkada and the discussion of the Pilkada Bill at the DPR Baleg. Jokowi emphasized that judicial and legislative decisions must be equally respected.

"Ladies and gentlemen, for the past two days, we see that social media is being boisterous, there are many decisions related to regional elections. After I saw that social media was still busy with the handyman. If you often open social media, you must know who this carpenter is. Even though we know everything that makes the decision is the Constitutional Court. That is a judicial area, and what is currently being held in the DPR is the legislative region, but what is still being discussed is the handyman," Jokowi said in his remarks closing the Golkar National Conference at JCC, Wednesday, August 21.

Jokowi admitted that there was no problem with the excitement in cyberspace because it was referred to as colorful democracy.

But Jokowi emphasized that he respects the decisions of the Constitutional Court and the DPR as a judicial and legislative institution.

"As president, I have great respect for the judicial institutions of the legislature. So Sayam, we really respect the authority and decisions of each state institution we have. Let us respect the decision to trust the authority that implements the constitutional process," said Jokowi.

The Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR and the government have agreed to continue discussing the Draft Law on the Fourth Amendment to Law Number 1 of 2015 or the Pilkada Bill at the nearest DPR plenary meeting to be ratified into law.

The approval was agreed at the Working Committee Meeting (Panja) of the Pilkada Bill of the Legislation Body of the DPR, Wednesday, August 21.

Eight factions in the Legislative Council of the House of Representatives have agreed to further discussions on the Pilkada Bill. The eight factions included the Gerindra Party faction, Democratic Faction, Golkar Faction, PKS Faction, NasDem Faction, PAN Faction, PKB Faction, and PPP Faction, while the PDI-P faction stated that it rejected the discussion of the Pilkada Bill to be promulgated.

There are two crucial materials for the Pilkada Bill that were agreed upon in the Panja Meeting of the Pilkada Bill.

First, regarding the adjustment of Article 7 of the Pilkada Law related to the terms of age of candidacy in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court (MA).

Article 7 paragraph (2) letter e, agreed to be at least 30 years old for candidates for governor and deputy governor candidates, as well as 25 years for candidates for regents and candidates for deputy regents as well as candidates for mayor and vice mayor candidates as well as the inauguration of elected pairs.

In fact, the Constitutional Court in its legal consideration of Decision Number 70/PUU-XXII/2024, emphasized that the calculation of the age requirements for regional head candidates must be calculated since the determination of the candidate pair, not when the elected candidate pair is appointed as regional head.

Second, regarding the amendment to Article 40 of the Pilkada Law related to the threshold for nominating regional heads, by accommodating only a portion of the Constitutional Court's decision.