Asked By Junimart Girsang About PKPU, KPU: Registration Of Presidential And Vice Presidential Candidates For Document Completeness Examination

Chairman of the General Election Commission, Hasyim Asy'ari, stated that the registration process for presidential and vice presidential candidates is for an examination of the completeness of documents.

"During the registration period, we checked whether the documents were complete or incomplete, whether the documents were correct or valid," he said in a Hearing Meeting (RDP) with Commission II of the DPR as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 31.

This explanation was conveyed by Hasyim in response to the question of Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR Junimart Girsang regarding the validity of KPU Regulation (PKPU) Number 19 of 2023 during the registration of prospective presidential candidates (candidates) and prospective presidential candidates (cawapres) on 19 October 2023.

"Until now I answer this, it is still valid, PKPU is still valid," he said.

He explained that related to the KPU registration process, it still adheres to complete or incomplete requirements documents so that the final conclusion is whether to meet the requirements or not meet the requirements, the decision according to the schedule is set on November 13, 2023.

"I don't question the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK), but I want a concrete answer from the KPU. Whether the PKPU Number 19/2023 is still valid or not, whether Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections is still valid," said Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR Junimart Girsang.

Previously, the KPU had stipulated KPU Regulation (PKPU) Number 19 of 2023 concerning Candidates for the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections. The KPU also stipulates the requirements for prospective presidential and vice presidential candidates. Article 13 Paragraph 3 concerning the requirements for candidates in which the presidential and vice presidential candidates are at least 40 (fourty) years old as referred to in paragraph (1) letter q, starting from the time the KPU has determined candidate pairs.

However, on October 16, 2023, the Constitutional Court issued Constitutional Court Decision Number 90/PUU- XXV/2023, where the minimum age limit for presidential and vice presidential candidates is 40 years plus clauses that have served as regional heads.

"If you still use PKPU Number 19, is registration of presidential and vice presidential candidates valid?" said Junimart.

he said in Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Election Article 75 where every PKPU or revision must be and must consult with the DPR.

"This needs to be explained so that people who care about the election are not confused," said Junimart.