Rejecting Election Postponement, Secretary General Hasto: Mrs. Mega Directs PDIP To Be Strong On Constitutional Roads

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto (Photo: DOK PDIP/VOI)

JAKARTA - Secretary General of the PDI-P DPP (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto stated that PDIP was firm and would fight those who wanted to postpone the 2024 election. Even Hasto said that PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri immediately instructed the party to remain upright in the rules of the constitution regarding elections. "The PDI-P's attitude is very clear and directly, Mrs. Megawati gave directions, that PDIP is solid on the constitutional path, and does not tolerate any attempts to try to postpone elections. either using legal loopholes or others," said Hasto in an electronic message received by journalists in Jakarta, Monday, March 6. Hasto explained this was related to the decision of the Central Jakarta District Court (PN) to grant the request to postpone the election disputed by the Prima Party. According to Hasto, the Prima Party actually has no legal basis for filing a dispute with the Central Jakarta District Court, let alone until a decision is issued regarding the postponement of elections according to the voting schedule is made on February 14, 2024. "The legal review used by the Prima Party is not in accordance with Law Number 7/2017 concerning Elections and does not observe the institutional democratization process, namely the election process which is carried out periodically (one-five-year-old, red)," said Hasto. Apart from that, Hasto continued, the district court also does not have the authority to handle the stipulation of political parties participating in the election. Because that authority should be the domain of Bawaslu and PTUN. "To enter elementary school alone requires conditions, especially if you want to participate in elections whose conditions have been regulated in the law," said Hasto. Hasto further asked political parties that have not been able to qualify to participate in the election to improve themselves. Because there is still an opportunity to participate in the next election, of course, after fulfilling the requirements stipulated in the law. "When a political party by the competent authority, namely the KPU (declared that it did not meet the requirements, ed), then the dispute test to Bawaslu was declared unsuccessful, yes, it should be his way of improving himself so that in the future he will pass the election. Not by suing the District Court which is not his land of authority," said Hasto.