Bawaslu agreed that the decision of the Constitutional Court: elections is simultaneously complicated and tricky

Jakarta – Member of the Indonesian election body, Puadi, said the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) related to the national election and the regional election was separated as constitutional corrections for the simultaneous election design. He considered the election too complicated and troublesome at the same time. “MK decision no. 135/Puu-XXII/2024 is a constitutional correction that is very important for the simultaneous election design that was too dense, complicated and taxed both organizers and voters,” Puadi told reporters on Saturday (6/28/2025). Puadi said that by separating the national election (president, DPR, DPD) and regional elections (regional heads and DPRD), there were great opportunities to improve the quality of public participation, reduce the depletion of organizers and enable more focused and effective supervision. Browse to continue the content “This step also provides rational space for voters to view their choices more mature, without information pressure and excessive time in one day of mood,” he said. He said the term of office of the regional head and the DPRD has the potential to expand after the Constitutional Court decision was a transitional consequences that could not be avoided. Most importantly, he said, is to ensure that the transition process is transparent, constitutionally executed and still guarantees the liability of power. “Do not allow the extension period to become a void for abuse of authority. In the principle of election democracy, elections are not just about when kept, but how to guarantee that the results reflect the sovereignty of the people in a fair and dignified way,” he said. The decision of the previous Constitutional Court, the Constitutional Court (MK), decided to separate the national election from local or local elections. The Constitutional Court suggested that a national vote should be separated and a maximum distance of 2 years 6 months with the regional level elections. “Explain section 3 paragraph (1) of the Act Number 8 of 2015 regarding amendments to the Act Number 1 of 2015 regarding the establishment of government regulation instead of the Act Number 1 of 2014 regarding the election of governors, regents and mayors to be law (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia of the Republic of Indonesia Number 567) Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia) Legal power bond as long as it does not (26/6).