Political Parties Anticipate an Increase in the Number of Lawsuits to the Constitutional Court

The potential increase in cases is also anticipated by political parties. PAN Secretary-General Eddy Soeparno explained that his party has formed two advocacy teams to handle election result disputes.

"Problems within PAN legislative candidates will be handled and resolved by the internal PHPU team, while disputes with external parties/legislative candidates will be handled by the MK PHPU team," said Eddy.

The formation of this advocacy team is expected to help maximize PAN's chances of winning election result disputes in the MK.

With the increasing number of parties potentially registering cases, the MK needs to prepare itself to face the possibility of a surge in cases of disputes over the 2024 Election results. This increase in the number of cases could be a challenge for the MK in maintaining the quality and timeliness of dispute resolution.

PAN is Selective Regarding Applications for Disputes over Legislative Election Results

The Central Executive Board (DPP) of PAN does not automatically provide recommendations to legislative candidates (caleg) who want to submit individual General Election Result Dispute (PHPU) cases to the Constitutional Court (MK). The DPP PAN will first listen to recommendations from the external team to assess the feasibility of the dispute before granting or not granting a letter of recommendation.

This assessment and recommendation process also applies when legislative candidates, both individually and as a party, become the respondent/related party in a PHPU case. So far, the DPP PAN has received approximately 20 dispute applications, both internally and those to be submitted to the MK.

Chairman of the DPP PAN for Legal Affairs and Advocacy, Yandri Susanto, explained that this external team consists of credible and independent constitutional law experts and election experts. This team will study and analyze all the evidence and arguments submitted by the legislative candidates before providing recommendations to the DPP PAN.

"DPP PAN wants to ensure that every case submitted to the MK has a strong legal basis and the potential to be granted," said Yandri.

Yandri added that the DPP PAN will also consider other factors, such as the legislative candidate's track record and potential electability in the future, before providing a recommendation.

"DPP PAN wants to ensure that the legislative candidates who submit PHPU cases to the MK are people who have integrity and commitment to fight for the people's voice," said Yandri.