Jakarta –
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud Md reminded all parties not to mess with the general election schedule (election). Mahfud said there was the potential for chaos to arise if the election did not take place on schedule or was postponed.
“That’s why I said earlier, don’t mess with the election schedule. Don’t play games. It invites chaos. If you want to force the election, it’s postponed,” said Mahfud Md in his speech at the LPOI national awareness event at the Royal Kuningan Hotel, South Jakarta, Saturday (25/3/2023).
Mahfud said there were those who said the position of temporary president could be filled by the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri), Minister of Foreign Affairs (Menlu) and Minister of Defense (Menhan) if a new president had not been elected. Mahfud said that this could not happen because the tenure of the Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense would end with the president who appointed them.
“Some say, sir, if the president ends his term of office, there is a triumvirate, namely the Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense who become president together until a new president is elected. It cannot. That Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defense ends his term of office with the president who lift,” he said.
Then, Mahfud said that keeping the elections in 2024 would be a joint task.
“Brothers and sisters, one of our tasks in matters of nationality is to deepen the basic philosophical issues here. But our short-term task is to ensure that the 2024 election goes according to schedule,” he said.
As previously reported, the Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus) has confronted the KPU through an appeals mechanism to postpone the election. On the other hand, the parliament and the government are continuing the stages of the 2024 election.
The KPU officially filed an appeal against the Central Jakarta District Court decision, Friday (10/3). The KPU came to the Central Jakarta District Court with a memorandum of appeal for postponing the election.
“Then we submitted the documents and we received the deed of appeal, so that the KPU has conveyed in its entirety the processes or substance of the appeal documents,” said the Head of the Indonesian KPU Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Bureau, Andi Krisna.
Election Perppu brought to plenary
A week later, Commission II of the DPR RI agreed to bring the Bill on the Stipulation of Perppu No. 1 of 2022 concerning Amendments to Law No. 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections or the Election Perppu to the plenary. Nine factions in the DPR approved the Election Perppu in discussion at the commission level.
The meeting was held in the DPR’s Commission II room, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday (15/3). The meeting was chaired by the Chairman of Commission II of the Indonesian Parliament, Ahmad Doli Kurnia, and was attended by the Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian, as well as the Expert Staff for the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Mien Usihan Ginting.
“There is one faction that until now the Gerindra Party has not received the mandate to convey its mini-fraction’s final views. I ask for your opinion, ladies and gentlemen, because my proposal is from 9 factions in the DPR, 8 said their approval, can we consider this already representative?” said Doli to members of Commission II, Wednesday (15/3).
After that, Deputy Chairperson of Commission II DPR RI Junimart said Gerindra was in the same attitude as the other factions. This was conveyed after Junimart received confirmation from the Daily Chairperson of Gerindra Dasco.
“Pak Dasco just gave me information that the Gerindra faction is joining together with the others,” said Junimart.
The Chairman of Commission II of the DPR then ended his conclusion. Nine factions agreed that this Perppu would be brought to the plenary session. Of the nine factions that agreed, the Democrats and PKS agreed with a note.
The Democrats asked for election preparations in the Papua New Guinea to be ensured up to the matter of carrying out the campaign period. Meanwhile, the PKS highlighted the submission of a Perppu on Elections which according to them should have been carried out during the third session of the DPR and alluded to the government’s seriousness.
“Commission II has listened to each faction and has also listened to explanations from the Government. I would like to ask whether the Bill on the Stipulation of Perppu Number 1 of 2022 concerning Amendments to Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections can be approved as the final draft of this law. ?” said Doli who was answered in agreement by members of Commission II.
“We will take it to level two, in the upcoming DPR RI plenary,” said Doli.
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