DPR Cancels Ratification of Revised Regional Election Law, Rules Referring to Constitutional Court Decision

Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the DPR RI, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, confirmed that the revision of the Regional Election Law will not be ratified. Dasco stated that the rules that apply to the 2024 Pilkada will continue to follow the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK). This confirms that there will be no changes to the legal framework for the 2024 regional elections.

“The 2024 regional elections will still refer to the latest Constitutional Court decision,” said Dasco.

Dasco explained that although the DPR and government had tried to revise the Pilkada Bill, the ratification was ultimately cancelled. “The revision of the Regional Election Law was not passed,” he explained, without providing further details regarding the reasons for the cancellation.

According to Dasco, the process of revising the Pilkada Law has started since January 2024 and is progressing slowly until it is approaching the time for regional head nominations for the 2024 Pilkada. “This revision has been discussed since the beginning of the year, but the process is moving slowly,” he added, underlining that this cancellation was not a sudden decision .

Dasco also emphasized that with the cancellation of the ratification of the revision, the 2024 Pilkada regulations will still follow the existing MK decision. “With the cancellation of the ratification, the rules that apply to the 2024 Pilkada will still refer to the Constitutional Court’s decision,” he stressed, ensuring that there would be no significant changes in the regulations for the upcoming Pilkada.

This decision ensures that the nomination process and implementation of the 2024 Pilkada will remain based on the legal provisions established by the Constitutional Court, without any adjustments through revisions to the Pilkada Law.