Erizal as the Petitioner’ legal counsel conveyed the main point of the petition at the hearing on the election results dispute for Members of the House of Representatives Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI), Provincial Regional Legislative Council (DPRD), Regency/City DPRD Riau Province in 2024, on Monday (04/29) in Panel 1 Courtroom of the Constitutional Court Building. Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Great Movement Party (Gerindra) has submitted a 2024 General Election Results Dispute (PHPU) application to the Constitutional Court (MK) for the acquisition of seats for Indragiri Hulu Regency DPRD members in Riau Province. The Petitioner disputed the acquisition of the ninth or last seat to fill the Indragiri Hulu Regency DPRD member of Indragiri Hulu election district (dapil) 5 between Gerindra and the Party of Functional Groups (Golkar).

However, according to Erizal, the vote was not the result of a proper and correct election because there was a shortage of 77 ballots and an additional 2% ballots, namely six ballots, resulting in a total shortage of 83 ballots at polling stations (TPS) 04 Sungai Lala Plantation Village. As a result of the shortage of ballots, voters who are registered in the final voters list (DPT) cannot exercise their voting rights.

“Our mandated witnesses have made objections starting from the TPS level in stages to the plenary recapitulation at the district level, we have protested, Your Honor, we want a revote at polling station 4 of the village but we have not responded,” said Erizal in the Plenary Session Room of Building 1 of the Court, Central Jakarta on Monday, April 29, 2024.

In his petition, the Petitioner requested that the Court cancel the General Elections Commission (KPU) Decree Number 360 of 2024 concerning the Determination of the Election Results of the President and Vice President, Members of the DPR, DPD (Regional Representatives Council), Provincial DPRD, and Regency/City DPRD nationally in the General Election of 2024 throughout the Rokan Hulu Electoral District 5 for the filling of candidates for members of the Rokan Hulu Regency DPRD. The Petitioner also requested that the Court order the KPU to conduct a revote (PSU) at polling station 04 Sungai Lala Plantation Village, Sungai Lala Subdistrict for the filling of candidates for members of the DPRD Indragiri Hulu Regency, Riau Province. The Petitioner requests that the Court determine the correct vote acquisition results according to the Applicant for filling the membership of the Indragiri Hulu Regency DPRD Dapil Indragiri Hulu 5 after the revote is carried out by combining the remaining votes and the PSU results for the Golkar and Gerindra.

Case Number 241-01-02-04/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 was heard in Panel 1 presided by Chief Justice Suhartoyo accompanied by Constitutional Justices Daniel Yusmic P. Foekh and M. Guntur Hamzah.(*)

Author   : Mimi Kartika
Editor    : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR        : Andhini S.F.
Translator  : Jessica Rivena Meilania

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