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The Constitutional Court closed the opportunity to summon the President to testify in the presidential election dispute. Apart from the fact that it is already understood, there is also no time.
The Constitutional Court rejected PSI s request for a judicial review of the Election Law to lower the age requirement for presidential and vice presidential candidates from 40 to 35 years. Two judges had different opinions, namely Suhartoyo and Guntur Hamzah.
Indonesia will have the world’s biggest one-day election in 2024. More than 200 million voters will go to the ballots to choose the next president and legislative members on 14 February, opening a fresh chapter for the nation’s leadership after a decade of President Joko Widodo’s rule. In recent weeks, the Constitutional Court has been flooded with back-to-back filings for judicial review of Indonesia’s General Election Law. Against the backdrop of Indonesia’s declining levels of trust in public institution, the Court’s rulings might not only change the rules of Indonesia’s electoral game but also threaten to further impair its own independence and integrity.