Legal counsel Febriyan Potale conveying the petition for the 2024 legislative election results dispute (PHPU) to the Constitutional Court (MK). Photo by MKRI/Teguh.
JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Party of Functional Groups (Golkar) has filed a petition disputing the 2024 legislative election results to the Constitutional Court (MK) for Gorontalo Province. According to the Petitioner, the Respondent (KPU/General Elections Commission) had been mistaken and wrong in conducting the voting and the counting process, thus affecting Golkar’s vote for the North Gorontalo Regency DPRD (Regional Legislative Council) in election district 2.
“The Petitioner’s witnesses discovered irregularities at the plenary recapitulation of TPS (polling stations) 2 of Tanjung Karang,” said Febriyan Potale in the plenary courtroom on Friday, May 3, 2024. The case No. 147-01-04-29/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 was heard by Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra and Constitutional Justices Ridwan Mansyur and Arsul Sani on Panel 2.
Based on the KPU stipulation, Golkar obtained 1,164 votes, resulting in Golkar coming fifth behind Hanura (People’s Conscience Party), NasDem (National Democratic Party), PDI-P (Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle), and PPP (United Development Party).
The Petitioner mentioned that there was a difference in the number of voters in additional final voters list (DPTb), which did not match that in the letter confirming voting relocation (SPM). There was a difference of two relocated voters that were not in the cover and sealed ballot boxes. The Petitioner believes this to be a violation that results in uncertainty about the purity of votes.
In its petitum, the Petitioner requests the Court to cancel the KPU Decree No. 360 of 2024 on the certification of the 2024 legislative election results of the DPR (House of Representatives), DPD (Regional Representatives Council), and Provincial and Regency/City DPRD (Regional Legislative Council) announced nationwide on March 20, 2024 at 22:19 WIB as it pertains to the vote acquisition of the DPRD in the electoral district of North Gorontalo 2. It also asks the Court to order the KPU to conduct a revote at TPS 1 and 2 of Tanjung Karang Village, TPS 2 of Bubode Village, TPS 1 of Bulango Raya Village, TPS 1 and 3 of Molantadu Village, Tomilito Subdistrict, North Gorontalo Regency.
Author : Mimi Kartika
Editor : Lulu Anjarsari P.
Translator : Jessica Rivena Meilania, Yuniar W.
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