The Constitutional Court Completed 306 Cases Of Pilleg Dispute And 2 Disputes In The 2024 Presidential Election

Illustration of the Constitutional Court (MK). (Antanews)

JAKARTA - The Constitutional Court (MK) has decided 308 cases of dispute over the results of the 2024 general election (PHPU) and predicts the PHPU of regional heads will reach 324 cases.

"In the 2024 PHPU, the Constitutional Court has decided 308 PHPU cases, consisting of 306 Legislative PHPU decisions and two PHPU decisions of the President and Vice President," said Secretary General of the Constitutional Court (MK) Heru Setiawan quoted from the official website of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, Jakarta, Thursday 5 September, confiscated by Antara.

When delivering a statement at the Hearing Meeting with Commission III of the People's Care Council of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) in the House of Representatives Commission III Meeting Room on Wednesday, September 4, Heru estimated that the PHPU case for regional heads registered was 324 cases out of 545 regions holding regional head elections (pilkada) or 59.45 percent.

This assumption is based on the percentage of handling cases of the highest regional head PHPU in 2017 which reached 59.41 percent.

Furthermore, regarding the potential entry of cases, the Constitutional Court has compiled and stipulated Constitutional Court Regulation Number 3 of 2024 concerning Certificates in Dispute Cases of Election Results for Governor, Regent, and Mayor.

In addition, the Constitutional Court has stipulated Constitutional Court Regulation Number 4 of 2024 concerning Stages, Activities, and Schedules for Handling Disputes in the Results of the Election of Governors, Regents, and Mayors.

"The Constitutional Court has scheduled a trial for the pronunciation of decisions/decisions against the PHPU Regional Heads around February 24, 2025 and March 11, 2025," said Heru.

Meanwhile, Heru also explained that the realization of the Constitutional Court's budget in 2024 as of August 30 reached 70.85 percent or approximately Rp430.61 billion from the budget ceiling of Rp607.81 billion.

In further detail, the realization of the budget for the constitutional case handling program reached 75.76 percent or around Rp. 321.36 billion, and the management support program reached 59.48 percent or approximately Rp. 109.24 billion.

"Next, the realization of Non-Tax State Revenue for the 2024 TA as of August 30 reached 99.36 percent or equivalent to Rp1.71 billion from the target of Rp1.72 billion," he said.