The Constitutional Court held a ruling hearing for case No. 207-02-02-02/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 on the 2024 legislative election results dispute (PHPU) of North Sumatera Province at the plenary courtroom, Tuesday (5/21/2024). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) – The Constitutional Court (MK) held a ruling hearing for case No. 207-02-02-02/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at the plenary courtroom. The case was filed by Mangandar Marpaung, a Deli Serdang Regency DPRD (Regional Legislative Council) candidate from the Great Movement Party (Gerindra) who disputed the vote acquisition in the electoral district of Deli Serdang 4.

“[The Court] adjudicated, relating to the petition’s subject matter, to rule that the Petitioner’s petition is inadmissible,” said Chief Justice Suhartoyo alongside the other eight constitutional justices.

In the consideration delivered by Constitutional Justice Daniel Yusmic P. Foekh, the Court said that the Petition did not meet the qualifications stipulated in Article 75 of the Constitutional Court Law and Article 11 paragraph (2) letter b numbers 4 and 5 of the Constitutional Court Regulation No.2 of 2023. This is because there is a lack of clarity between the posita and petitum. Therefore, there is no doubt for the Court to declare the exceptions by the Respondent to the extent the Petitioner's Petition is vague to be grounded in law. “Thus, according to the Court, the Petition is obscure,” said Constitutional Justice Daniel.

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Previously, the Petitioner argued that Suriani should have obtained 5,179 votes, while the Petitioner should have obtained 6,173 votes. However, the General Elections Commission (KPU) as Respondent added 1,180 votes to Suriani.  According to the Petitioner, the vote margin occurred due to a shift or transfer in the vote acquisition of the Gerindra and its DPRD candidate for Deli Serdang Regency in the recapitulation of vote count results for the 2024 General Election in Kutalimbaru Subdistrict. (*)

Author  : Utami Argawati
Editor   : Lulu Anjarsari P.

Translator     : Intana Selvira Fauzi 

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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