The Petitioners’ legal counsel at the ruling hearing for Case No. 141/PHPU.WAKO-XXIII/2025 on the Blitar mayoral election results dispute, Wednesday (2/5/2025). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) – The Constitutional Court (MK) dismissed the petition on the 2024 Blitar mayoral election results dispute filed by Candidate Pair 01 Bambang Rianto and Bayu Setyo Kuncoro. The Decision No. 141/PHPU.WAKO-XXIII/2025 was delivered by Chief Justice Suhartoyo alongside the other eight constitutional justices at the ruling hearing on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in the plenary courtroom.

“[The Court] adjudicated, on the exceptions regarding the [Court’s] authority: to grant the exceptions on the deadline for filing the petition, on the petition’s subject matter: to declare the Petitioners’ petition inadmissible,” said Chief Justice Suhartoyo.

In its legal considerations, delivered by Constitutional Justice Arsul Sani, the Court stated that the Petitioners’ petition was filed beyond the submission deadline specified under Law No. 10 of 2016 (Regional Election Law) and Constitutional Court Regulation No. 3 of 2024. Therefore, the exception on the deadline was declared legally justified.

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At the preliminary examination hearing, the Petitioners alleged violations had occurred before and after the election day, including the distribution of free meals by the campaign team of mayor-vice mayor candidates 02 Syauqul Muhibbin-Elim Tyu Sambadi (Ibin-Elim) at the mosques of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ussisalittakwa Mosque in Blitar Regency. The Petitioners also alleged Ibin-Elim had distributed staple food items and money worth Rp150,000 at Pakunden Permai Cluster.

Therefore, the Petitioners requested the Court to annul two Blitar City KPU (Elections Commission) decrees. The Petitioners argued that Ibin-Elim had committed violations including before and after election day. Such violations affected the election results, particularly on the votes for Bambang-Bayu.

Author              : Ahmad Sulthon Zainawi
Editor                : Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR                    : Fauzan Febriyan
Translator         : Nazila Rikhusshuba/Yuniar Widiastuti (RA)

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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