Jakarta – The process of resolving disputes over the results of the 2024 Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) will soon enter the trial stage. The Constitutional Court (MK) has scheduled the first trial for the dispute over the results of the gubernatorial, regent, and mayoral elections on January 8, 2025, with the agenda of a preliminary examination. This process is part of the official stages regulated in MK Regulation Number 14 of 2024.
“Stages: Preliminary examination. Activities: Checking the completeness and clarity of the application materials and checking and validating the applicant’s evidence. Schedule: January 8-16, 2025,” reads the official statement in the Constitutional Court Regulation.
The preliminary examination is the initial step to ensure the completeness of the documents and the validity of the evidence submitted by the applicant. Furthermore, the trial with the agenda of the trial examination will take place from January 17 to February 4, 2025. At this stage, the Constitutional Court will hear the response of the General Election Commission (KPU) as the respondent, statements from related parties, and input from the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu). In addition, additional evidence will also be examined and validated.
After the trial examination agenda is completed, the constitutional judges will hold a Judges’ Deliberation Meeting (RPH) on 5–10 February 2025 to determine the continuation of the case. The pronouncement of the verdict or decision regarding whether or not a case is dropped is planned for 11–13 February 2025. If the case is declared not dropped, the follow-up examination hearing will be held on 14–28 February 2025, with the agenda of listening to witness or expert statements and examining additional evidence.
Constitutional Justice and MK Spokesperson, Enny Nurbaningsih, emphasized that the MK will continue to accept applications for disputes over regional election results submitted beyond the official registration deadline, taking into account the dynamics of determining results at the regional level.
“The Constitutional Court cannot determine the last day for registration because it all depends on the KPU in determining the number of votes for the candidate pair. If anyone registers after the case is BRPK on January 3 [2025], it will still be accepted,” said Enny.
He also explained that several regions were still conducting re-voting (PSU), so the determination of the results by the KPU had not been completely completed.
“If there is a KPU in a region that is still conducting a PSU, the determination of the vote acquisition has just been determined. If there are those who file a case, it must still be accepted,” he added.
As of Thursday (18/12), the Constitutional Court had received a total of 310 regional election dispute applications, consisting of 21 applications for gubernatorial elections, 240 for regent elections, and 49 for mayoral elections.
With a predetermined schedule, the Constitutional Court ensures that the entire trial process is carried out transparently, accountably, and professionally. The Court is committed to completing all cases on time, with the final verdict scheduled for March 7–11, 2025.