JAKARTA - The Constitutional Court (MK) rejected the lawsuit for candidate number 2, Suryatati II Sumirat Mersyah regarding the results of the re-voting (PSU).
Based on the Constitutional Court's decision, the Rifai Tahudin-Yevri Sudianto pair as the winner of the most votes resulting from the South Bengkulu Regional Election PSU will soon be determined as the winner and inaugurated.
"Alhamdulillahirrahmanirrahim. This is God's blessing from a tiring long journey," said Rifai.
Rifai said that the main priority after being officially inaugurated was to return to the root of the problem at the local level.
He stressed the importance of hearing directly the residents' complaints and identifying urgent issues that have been involved in development in South Bengkulu.
"We want to make sure that our steps are right on target. So we will go down directly, record the most crucial issues, so that the policies taken will actually ground and answer the needs of the community," he said.
Rifai invites all elements, including his political rivals, to put personal interests in order for regional progress.
It will not be finished if only we work. To friends from the opposing side, let's unite again. We see South Bengkulu going forward, not back," Rifai said, asserting that the success of the government depends on collaboration across political and social groups.
For your information, the Rifai-Yevri pair was sued by candidate pair number 2, Suryatati II Sumirat Mersyah, for alleged violations during a period of calm before the PSU on April 19, 2025.
Suryatati II asked the Constitutional Court to cancel Rifai's victory, even proposing that they be disqualified and declared the winners of the PSU.
However, in the trial held at the Jakarta Constitutional Court Building on May 15 and 20, 2025, Edi Rusman as Rifai's attorney, Yevri denied all the arguments.
He said that the presence of the candidate for deputy regent number 2, Ii Sumirat, in several villages during calm times was actually a form of serious violation that triggered residents' unrest.
"The petitioner's argument is not only contradictory, but also occurs in their own voice base area such as Air Nipis District. This actually raises doubts about the claims submitted," said Edi.
SEE ALSO:
The case, which is registered with number 322/PHPU.BUP-XXIII/2025, was finally won by Rifai Yevri.
The Constitutional Court stated that the applicant did not have a legal position because it did not meet the threshold for difference in votes, and did not prove any structured, systematic and massive violations (TSM).
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
