MK Appreciates Activists Aspirations on Regional Election Law
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Jakarta, VIVA – Spokesperson for the Constitutional Court (MK), Fajar Laksono appreciated the aspirations expressed by activists and professors to the Court on Thursday (Aug 22).
“We are proud and pleased to see figures, professors, artists, and academics voicing their aspirations,” he said in Jakarta.
He explained that representatives from dozens of activists and professors had expressed their hopes to the constitutional judges.
For context, these activists and professors visited the Constitutional Court to show their support for the institution concerning the revision of the Regional Head Election Bill (RUU Pilkada).
Juru Bicara MK, Fajar Laksono.
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They hope that the government, especially President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and the House of Representatives (DPR), will not be greedy for power.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian DPR has confirmed that the Pilkada draft will not be enacted, and the Constitutional Court's (MK) decision on regional head elections (Pilkada) will be enforced. This was affirmed by Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, on August 22, 2024.
Ahmad ensured that the decision from the Constitutional Court (MK), which accepted the challenge from the Labor Party and the Gelora Party, will be implemented during the registration of pilkada for the elections on August 27, 2024.
“The ruling from the MK judicial review, which granted the petition from the Labor Party and the Gelora Party, will be in effect,” Ahmad emphasized.
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