This Is The Reason The Constitutional Court Rejects The Material Test For The Extension Of The President's Term Of Office

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

JAKARTA - The Constitutional Court (MK) rejected the judicial review or the re-submission of the Election Law related to the term of office of the president. The Constitutional Court said it did not yet have strong legal reasons to change the stance to extend the leadership of the head of state.

"The Court does not or does not have strong legal reasons to change its stance. Therefore, legal considerations in the Constitutional Court Decision Number 117/PUU-XX/2022 mutants apply to legal considerations in the a quo decision. This means that the norms of Article 169 letter n and Article 227 letter i of Law Number 7 of 2017 are constitutional," said Judge MK Saldi Isra in a trial reading the verdict, monitored on the MK YouTube channel, Tuesday, February 28, confiscated by Antara.

Saldi Isra explained, Article 169 letter n of the Election Law which states that he has never served as president or vice president for two terms of office in the same office is intended to maintain the norm of Article 7 of the 1945 Constitution (UUD) of the Republic of Indonesia.

Thus, said Saldi Isra, the provisions contained in Article 169 letter n and Article 227 letter I Number 7 of 2017 are guidelines that must be followed by general election organizers in assessing the full requirements to become presidential and vice presidential candidates.

"To maintain consistency and to avoid norm degradation, Article 7 of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia is meant," said Saldi Isra.

Therefore, Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman stated that he rejected the petitioner's request in its entirety.

"Rejected the applicant's application in its entirety," said Anwar Usman when reading the verdict for Case Number 4/PUU-XXI/2023.