The Petitioner’s legal counsel Sifaomadodo Wau testifying at a ruling hearing for the 2024 legislative election results dispute of North Sumatra Province, Thursday (5/30/2024). Photo by MKRI/Ifa.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The 2024 legislative election results dispute hearing on case No. 179-01-15-02/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 was held by the Constitutional Court (MK) on Thursday, May 30, 2024. The petition filed by the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) questioned the vote acquisition for the 2024 Regency DPRD (Regional Legislative Council) candidates in North Sumatra Province.

At the hearing, South Nias General Elections Commission (KPU) witness Sifamadodo Wau, who testified for the KPU as Respondent, said there had been no obstacles at the regency plenary session and the recapitulation results had been accepted. “There were no objections,” he explained.

Meanwhile, South Nias Bawaslu (Elections Supervisory Body) representative asserted there had been no reports relating to the Petitioner, but there were reports from other parties. “It was not PSI who objected, but witnesses for other parties. PSI had no objection to PSI’s votes but to other parties’ votes,” said Yosua Buulolo.

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PSI argued that there was a reduction of 1,833 votes to 1,616 votes. It argued that the events or violations that occurred in the Sidua’ori Subdistrict were the inflation of the Great Movement Party’s (Gerindra) votes and the reduction of the Petitioner’s votes. Meanwhile, the Petitioner’s votes were reduced in Toma Subdistrict.

For this reason, in its petitum, the Petitioner requests the Court to cancel the KPU Decree No. 360 of and certify the correct votes for the Petitioner for the South Nias Regency DPRD election in the electoral district of South Nias 5 as follows: 1,833 votes for PSI and 1,604 votes for Gerindra.

Author              : Utami Argawati
Editor                : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR                    : Fauzan Febriyan
Translator         : Sedanti Anjali Putri/Yuniar W.

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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