Constitutional Court Regulations Not Yet Synchronized with National Holidays

The spokesperson for the MK, Enny Nurbaningsih, in her confirmation, stated that the schedule listed in Appendix II of PMK No. 5/2023 has not been adjusted to national holidays or joint leave in the context of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. This is because when the PMK was made, there was no clarity as to when the national holiday would fall.

"There has been a discussion, it's just that the revision of the attachment has not been published," said Enny.

Chairman of the MK Honorary Council I Dewa Gede Palguna stated that there is no problem if Appendix II of PMK No. 5/2023 which contains the schedule for handling cases of Disputes over the Results of the Presidential Election (PHPU) is revised. Moreover, the revisions needed are only minor.

According to Palguna, even without revision, the PMK is basically not wrong. This is because the provision of 14 working days is the maximum or longest time limit for the MK to handle PHPU pilpres cases.

However, he also agreed that 14 days to handle disputes over pilpres results is too short. This is due to the wide scope of the case, for example, in the case of presidential elections, the election area covers the entire country and even abroad.

"There is a concern that if the time is too short, not all evidence or arguments can be considered. This could become a new problem," he said.