Member of Commission II of the DPR from the PKS Faction, Mardani Ali Sera, welcomed the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) which stipulates that the DKI Jakarta Province is still the capital of Indonesia. According to him, the MK's decision is right and good for the development of the Republic of Indonesia.
"Bravo Constitutional Court. The decision confirming that Jakarta remains the capital, it is very good for the development of Indonesia," Mardani Ali Sera told reporters, Monday, May 18.
As is known, the Constitutional Court rejected the application for a material test against Law Number 3 of 2022 concerning the Capital of the State so that the DKI Jakarta Province remained as the Capital. This was stated by the Constitutional Court in the pronouncement of the verdict Number 71/PUU-XXIV/2026.
Mardani also considered the Constitutional Court's decision to be very relevant because Jakarta still has an important role as the capital of the country, considering that the infrastructure of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in Kalimantan is not yet fully ready to become the center of national government and economy.
"Jakarta with all its potential, God willing, will continue to grow and develop into a place that provides goodness for all of Indonesia. Support the MK and the Government needs to immediately make the right strategy. For the Presidential Decree, it can be later," said Mardani.
With the decision of the Constitutional Court, members of the commission dealing with government affairs said that every decision still uses legal construction, Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia. Including, regarding the number of DPR seats that must be adjusted to Jakarta's position as the capital of the country.
"KPU friends are drafting the number of Jakarta seats that will be reduced from 106 to 85. Plus other capital rights," said the PKS legislator from the DKI Jakarta I District.
Mardani also assessed that the status of Jakarta, which is still the legal capital, shows that the development of IKN infrastructure is still in a phase that requires more comprehensive consolidation of readiness.
"The state needs to ensure that the relocation of the center of government is not carried out faster than the readiness of basic infrastructure that supports the sustainability of daily state activities," he concluded.
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