JAKARTA (MKRI) — The General Election Commission (KPU) asked the Constitutional Court (MK) to reject the entire Garuda Party's application for the South Lampung 7 electoral district (Dapil). This statement was conveyed by Irvan Yudha Okantara as Respondent (KPU) in the hearing led by Constitutional Justices Arief Hidayat (panel chair), Anwar Usman, and Enny Nurbaningsih. The Hearing of Case No. 186-01-11-08/PHPU.DPR-DPRD-XXII/2024 was filed by the Garuda Party regarding the vote acquisition of South Lampung Regency DPRD 7.

"In the main case, the Petitioner's petition is rejected entirely," said Irvan Yudha Okantara in a hearing held in Panel 3 Courtroom on Tuesday (14/5/2024).

The KPU clarified that no facts or conditions warranted a revote. Consequently, the request from the PPP to conduct a revote in South Lampung 7, as stated in the petitum, is deemed inappropriate and does not meet statutory regulations' requirements. Therefore, the request for a revote in South Lampung 7 from the PPP cannot be accepted.

Based on the responses provided by the KPU, the KPU requests the Court to accept and grant all of the Respondent's exceptions. In the main case, the KPU urges the Court to reject all of the Petitioner's Petition and affirm the validity of KPU Decree No. 360 of 2024.

Meanwhile, in its statement, Bawaslu stated that the vote results reported by the Respondent were consistent with Bawaslu's findings. Furthermore, Bawaslu indicated that there are no Relevant Parties involved in this case.

 Author     : Adam Ilyas
Editor      : Lulu Anjarsari P.
Translator : Sedanti Anjali Putri/Fuad Subhan 

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