Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) has ensured that the trial of the dispute over the results of the gubernatorial, regental, and mayoral elections or the 2024 Pilkada dispute will run proportionally and on time.
Head of the Public Relations and Protocol Bureau of the Constitutional Court, Pan Mohamad Faiz, said that the handling of the Pilkada dispute would be carried out within the specified time limit, so that the election results could be immediately ratified and regional leadership could be filled immediately without prolonged delays.
“God willing, with the trial management that we have prepared thoroughly, we can complete it all,” said Faiz.
Faiz also explained that Constitutional Court Regulation Number 14 of 2024 has stipulated that the hearing to pronounce the final decision on the regional election dispute will be held on March 7-11, 2024. This schedule is adjusted to the deadline for the Constitutional Court to decide on the regional election dispute case.
On the other hand, the Constitutional Court registered 310 cases of 2024 Pilkada disputes. This number consists of 23 cases related to gubernatorial election results disputes, 238 regent cases, and 49 mayoral cases. According to Faiz, the Constitutional Court is accustomed to handling hundreds of cases. He gave an example, the Constitutional Court was able to adjudicate 306 disputes over the 2024 Legislative Election (Pileg) as well as disputes over Pilkada in previous years in a timely manner.
“The MK’s experience is not new. In fact, in the last legislative election, the number was almost the same. Likewise in the previous regional elections or the settlement of regional election disputes. We have always been able to resolve all of these cases even before the deadline,” said Faiz.
Meanwhile, North Maluku KPU Member, Mukhtar Yusuf said that in order to maintain conducive conditions, his party appealed to the entire community to respect all Constitutional Court decisions. In addition, his party also emphasized its commitment to respect the legal process of the 2024 Pilkada dispute at the Constitutional Court.
“The Constitutional Court is a channel of democracy. We respect the process in the Constitutional Court and obey what is decided,” said Mukhtar.
Mukhtar added that the dispute over the election results was part of a democratic mechanism that must be respected by all parties. He also explained that despite the lawsuits filed, the previous 2024 election was conducive and smooth.
“We are grateful that all stages, from voting to recapitulation, went according to the rules,” he said.
He also appealed to the public to maintain unity during the legal process at the Constitutional Court.
“We hope that the community will maintain conducive conditions and fully submit this process to the existing legal mechanisms,” concluded Mukhtar.
