The Ministry Of Home Affairs And The DPR Agree That The Election Perppu Will Be Brought To A Plenary Meeting Proposed To Be A Law

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian is in Commission II of the DPR, Tuesday (15/3/2023) (Nailin/VOI)

JAKARTA - Commission II of the DPR and the government through the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) agreed that the draft Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 1/2022 concerning Amendments to Law Number 7/2017 concerning Elections, was brought to a plenary meeting to be ratified as law. This decision was taken after the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian handed over the Election Perppu to Commission II of the DPR and discussed in a meeting held today, Wednesday, March 15. "Furthermore, according to the one that "We agree, we will enter into the agenda of submitting the draft Perppu from the government to Commission II of the DPR RI," said Chairman of Commission II of the DPR RI Ahmad Doli Kurnia at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday, March 15. In the meeting, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian explained that the issuance of the Election Perppu was set on December 12, 2022, after the existence of four new autonomy regions of Papua and West Papua on July 25, 2022. The four new autonomous regions are South Papua, Central Papua, Papua Mountains and Southwest Papua. This change is related to members of the DPR from the four autonomous regions for the first time in the 2024 General Election, both the DPR RI, the DPD RI and the DPRD and the determination of electoral districts for the 2024 General Election, "said Tito. Before the issuance of the Perppu, Tito explained that the implementation of the duties and authorities of the implementation of elections in the new autonomy regions of Papua, will be carried out by the Indonesian KPU and the Indonesian Bawaslu to the Provincial KPU and Bawaslu formed.. The urgency to determine the exceptions to these four provinces is in the Election stage. This includes the number of members of the DPR RI and DPD. Likewise with the DPRD electoral district, "he explained. Tito also stated that this Perppu will close the gap for legal vacancies that cannot be fulfilled if carried out in accordance with the usual procedures for making laws. "There are 10 changes in the substance of the articles including the attachment in Law No. 7 of 2017 which is regulated in Perppu No. 1/2022. Namely article 10a, 92a, 117, 173, 1779, 186, 243, 276, 568A, and changes in the attachment to the law, ranging from attachment 1 to attachment 4, "said Tito. Tito said, the composition of the changes had been discussed with the Ministry of Political, Legal and Security Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, KPU, Bawaslu and DKPP. "It has also been harmonized by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. In addition, the government has also managered the implementation of PKPU and encouraged officials of Governors and regional heads to provide support in accelerating availability the facilities for the election infrastructure, "he said. After listening to the views of the factions and the government, the Chairman of Commission II of the DPR Ahmad Doli Kurnia as the chair of the meeting then took the approval of members of the council and the government regarding the Election Perppu. "Because we both listened to the explanations of each faction and government, I want to ask whether the Draft Law on Stipulation of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law number 1 of 2022 concerning amendments to Law number 7 of 2017 concerning general elections as a law that we have discussed together can be approved as the final draft of the bill on the results of the 1st level discussion?, asked Doli. "Agree," replied the meeting participant.

The final Draft draft of this Election Perppu, said Doli, will be brought to the next plenary meeting to be later ratified into law. "Furthermore, we will bring it to the 2nd level discussion for decision making in the upcoming plenary meeting of the DPR RI," continued Doli. Commission II of the DPR and the Government then ended the meeting followed by signing the bill. This bill will be brought to the Bamus meeting to schedule the leadership of the DPR in the upcoming plenary meeting.