Ending Polemic On Election Day 2024, DPR Suggests Government To Make Agreement With Supreme Court And MK

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission II of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia from the PAN faction, Guspardi Gaus, assessed that the polemic of determining the voting day for the 2024 Simultaneous Election could be avoided if the KPU made an agreement with the Supreme Court (MA) and the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the acceleration of election disputes. As is known, the determination of the election date between May 15 and February 21 is still hanging.

In fact, he said, if it was held on May 15, 2024, it would be too close to the Pilkada which will also be held in November 2024.

"We don't want the implementation of the Pilleg, the presidential election to coincide with the implementation of the Regional Head Election," said Guspardi, Friday, October 15.

Therefore, according to him, another way out so that the 2024 General Election can still be carried out even though the dates coincide, the election organizers can make an agreement with the Government, Supreme Court, and the Constitutional Court regarding election disputes.

"The agreement between the government, election organizers, and the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court must include the form of cases that can be submitted to the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court, but still take into account that the judiciary may not reject the application," he said. With electoral disputes, whether the legislative, presidential and regional elections, it must be clear what form of cases may enter and how long the case will last," continued Guspardi.

However, Guspardi said that until now there has been no discussion regarding the agreement. He mentioned the possibility that Commission II of the DPR will facilitate the KPU and the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court regarding the memorandum of understanding or agreement after the recess.

"So maybe after the recess, the DPR together with the government and organizers are expected to sit down with the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court to make an understanding regarding matters relating to electoral issues, election disputes and regional elections," said Guspardi.