MK objects 45 days of Pilkada dispute settlement period

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Constitutional Court (MK) objected the period matter of the dispute settlement of simultaneous local election (Pilkada) results. In the Constitutional Court Law number 24 of 2004, MK was given 45 days to resolve the dispute over election results.

However, Constitutional Court finally objected to finalize the results of the simultaneous local elections within 45 days. Because, this election will be held simultaneously on December 9, 2015. Gerindra Party politician, Ahmad Riza Patria said, in the Constitutional Court Law which was already ratified, within 45 days was proposed by Constitutional Court itself.

"As we remember it, 45 days came from MK," said Riza Patria in parliament complex, Senayan, on Monday, July 6.

However, said Commission II members of the House of Representatives, the Court asked for a solution to this dispute settlement period. The solution, he said, was the revision of the Constitutional Court Law number 24 of 2004. Politician Gerindra party was added that it has responded to proposals about the revision.

"Gerindra already signed the proposed revision of the Constitutional Court Law, Gerindra immediately responded so the elections will run safely," he said.

Simultaneous local elections this year will be held on December9. In the first stage, the election will be held in 269 regions across Indonesia.