PPP Questions Vote Transfer to Garuda in NTB I and II
The Petitioner’s Legal Counsel, Bambang Wahyu Ganindra, at the preliminary hearing of the Legislative Election Dispute in the Panel Hearing Room of Building 2 at the Constitutional Court, Central Jakarta on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Photo by Public Relations/Teguh.
JAKARTA (MKRI) — The United Development Party (PPP) has filed petition on the 2024 Legislative Election Results Dispute (PHPU) for Members of the House of Representatives (DPR RI), Provincial Legislative Councils (DPRD Province), and Regency/City Legislative Councils (DPRD Regency) with the Constitutional Court (MK). The Preliminary Hearing for Case Number 218-01-17-18/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 was held by Panel 2, presided over by Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra along with Constitutional Justices Ridwan Mansyur and Arsul Sani on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
Gugum Ridho Putra, representing PPP (Petitioner), requests that the Court annul the General Elections Commission (KPU) Decision No. 360 of 2024 concerning the Certification of 2024 Election Results for the President and Vice President, Members of the DPR RI , the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), the DPRD Provincial, and DPRD Regency nationwide announced on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 22:19 WIB for DPR RI elections in West Nusa Tenggara I and West Nusa Tenggara II.
This request is based on significant vote discrepancies between the Petitioner and the Indonesian Guard of Change Party (Garuda) in these districts. According to KPU (Respondent), PPP received 17,483 votes in West Nusa Tenggara I, while the Petitioner claims 24,183 votes; Garuda received 6,826 votes according to the Respondent and only 126 votes according to the Petitioner, resulting in a margin of 6,700 votes. In West Nusa Tenggara II, according to the Respondent, PPP received 173,716 votes, while the Petitioner claims 185,716 votes; Garuda received 12,463 votes according to the Respondent and 213 votes according to the Petitioner, resulting in a difference of 12,250 votes.
"Based on this description, the Petitioner requests the Court to issue a ruling as follows: … Instruct KPU to establish the correct vote tallies for the Petitioner and Garuda for the 2024 DPR RI Election in West Nusa Tenggara I and II, namely 24,183 votes for PPP and 126 votes for Garuda in West Nusa Tenggara I, and 185,966 votes for PPP and 213 votes for Garuda in West Nusa Tenggara II," stated Bambang Wahyu Ganindra, another legal counsel for the Petitioner, while reading the petition's.
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